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During the 2011-2012 academic year, the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) sent Mohamed Hassan, an English Teacher from Qena, Egypt, to teach Arabic as a Foreign Language at Bell High School in Bell, California. Upon returning home to Egypt, Mr. Hassan initiated several projects in his hometown to teach English to young students and adults, as well as improve student-centered teaching methods.

Colorado is a state of fitness. People here love sports so much and I am totally overwhelmed by people's attitude and actions about different exercises. Right after I settled down, I started to run every day and cycle every weekend in order to keep myself energetic and enthusiastic about work and life in Colorado.The photo was taken on the top of Bear Creek Hill in Denver on a Saturday. That was my first non-stop cycling up the hill for 3 hours. It was very hard because I was riding a regular bike and I never had riding experience.

From 2012 to 2013, Xing Tan taught in the La Paloma Elementary school in Fallbrook, California and volunteered at the local middle school and high school. She organized a spring festival celebration in La Paloma. The students sang The Peking Opera, Chinese folk songs, did a Kung Fu show and a dragon parade. The celebration was a great success. She also did monthly volunteer work at local library in Fallbrook. Xing Tan taught a calligraphy class, cooking class and Chinese cultural lecture, which all attracted a lot of local people and promoted understanding between The USA and China.

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Please see the PDF below to read the full updates from our 2010 Arabic Alumni!

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Asalamu Alaykom is how we say hello in Arabic. It means peace be upon you.

My name is Eman Bekheet , an Arabic TCLP Alumni teacher. I taught Arabic as a foreign language in The International High School of New Orleans, Louisiana. I’m from Alexandria, Egypt and I've been teaching English as a foreign language for six years. I was so keen on visiting the US to share my educational experience and enhance my teaching of language and cultural exchange.

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It was my great honor to be able to participate in TCLP, which made the 2009-2010 Academic year, the most rewarding year for me thus far in my professional life. Every teacher can improve upon their teaching practices, and having the opportunity to learn about a different education system, allowed me to reflect and improve the way I teach to my students in China. `

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My “new” teaching life began on September 1st. The night before I met my new students, I couldn't sleep at all; excited but worried. How can I teach them with both Chinese way and American way? How can I help them get some original English resources? I've got too many questions in my mind. However, the moment I stepped into the classroom, their smiles on the face inspired me with great courage and confidence. They are very good students, polite、well-behaved and dedicated.

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Chen Jinyun, a TCLP Chinese exchange teacher in Dracut, Massachusetts from 2013 to 2014, brought American Halloween traditions into her home school, Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus and her community in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. A Halloween party was held first at school. Almost 200 students and 20 teachers participated in the special Halloween mask party in school theatre on Thursday night, October 30. She also organized outreach pumpkin carving activities and another trick-and-treat activity with all children in her neighborhood community.