SFSU Chinese Program

Chinese M.A. Program at San Francisco State University https://youtu.be/Ud9HgpWPFl8

WORKSHOP Graduate School Application Essentials: Competitive Letters of Recommendation and Personal Statements ... Free online workshop! Learn how to write strong statements of purpose, and approach the letter-writers who will be submitting recommendations on your behalf! Thursday, October 1, 2020. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Zoom link: https://sfsu.zoom.us/j/8944227983? pwd=QTRJdnJJUFBCcXJEbVRUZGZCeThVZz09 Co-led by: Jennifer Arin (Lecturer in Writing and Academic Adviser, College of Liberal & Creative Arts) Sarah Nelson (Graduate Advising & Outreach Coordinator, Division of Graduate Studies) For more information, please contact Jennifer Arin ([email protected]) or Sarah Nelson ([email protected]).

JOB: Chinese Language Online Instructor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Middle School7(8)60(*0.5)(food unit lesson A)proficiency level: novice high- intermediate low. ) If interested, contact Dr. Yang Xiao-Desai... [email protected] See more

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SF STATE SUSPENDS ALL IN-PERSON CLASSES AS OF MARCH 9 DUE TO COVID-19 From SFSU president Lynn Mahoney: Dear campus community,... The University has been closely monitoring local circumstances surrounding COVID-19. In addition to the increasing number of confirmed cases in San Francisco, we have also seen a growing number of educational institutions move to remote instruction. In the interest of safeguarding the health of our students, faculty and staff, San Francisco State University is taking similar steps to further limit the potential for COVID-19 to spread within our community. The following are effective Tuesday, March 10, through Sunday, March 15: All face-to-face courses are suspended. Courses currently offered online will continue as usual. University faculty and staff will use these days to prepare for the transition to remote instruction and services and to ensure business continuity. Faculty and staff are expected to be on campus during this preparatory week. Facilities and services remain open and all non-instructional operations will continue as usual. The following are effective Monday, March 16, through Sunday, April 5: All instruction will be conducted remotely. University faculty and staff will use these days to prepare for the transition to remote instruction and services and to ensure business continuity. The campus is not closing. Some buildings will remain open. Expect reduced operations during this period as some staff will work remotely as determined by operational need and their supervisor and Human Resources. Details will be forthcoming. The University will reevaluate remote instruction and services in the context of local public health recommendations and local circumstances on a weekly basis. An announcement will be made by March 30 about the following two-week period, April 6 19. Weekly updates will be issued for subsequent two-week periods. During this time of remote instruction and services, all faculty, staff and student employees will continue to be paid. As a reminder, the previously announced restrictions about events and non-essential meetings remain in place. As this situation rapidly evolves, so does guidance from health officials. We will continue to keep you informed as more updates become available. Please check our COVID-19 website for the latest information. For students who would like additional support at this time, contact Counseling & Psychological Services (415-338-2208) to schedule an appointment. Faculty and Staff should contact Life Matters (1-800-367-7474), the University’s employee assistance program for support. Take good care of yourself and one another. Lynn Mahoney, Ph.D. President See https://news.sfsu.edu/coronavirus

M.A. PROGRAM IN CHINESE at San Francisco State University (No GRE scores required) Enter the only Chinese Masters Program in the California State University system. Earn a degree that will qualify you for college level teaching and language-related careers.... More information at https://mll.sfsu.edu/chinese-program-faqs See more

M.A. PROGRAM IN CHINESE at San Francisco State University (No GRE scores required) Apply now for admission into the only Chinese Masters Program in the California State University (CSU) system. Take graduate level classes and learn from top experts in literature, linguistics, pedagogy, research methodology, and translation/interpretation. Enjoy the multicultural buzz of the San Francisco Bay Area and nearby Silicon Valley. Earn a degree that will entitle you to teach at the ...college level and empower you to pursue advanced research and language-related careers. Applicants must possess a Bachelor's Degree. More information at https://mll.sfsu.edu/chinese-program-faqs. Apply online at https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/graduate. --- San Francisco State University / California State University

JOB: Chinese Language Instructor Cornerstone Academy Cornerstone Chinese Immersion Program is looking for a Mandarin Chinese language teacher for preschool to middle school students, full time or part time positions available starting January 2020. Cornerstone is a private, Chinese immersion program established in 2010. Our aim is to provide an enjoyable Mandarin Chinese learning experience to students. If you are compassionate and open minded with growth mindset and want to ...make the differences in education field, please contact us via [email protected] with your resume. Applicants must be proficient in both English and Chinese, bachelor's degree in related field is preferred. We offer a very competitive salary for our employees. Full time staff benefits include: medical insurance, family tuition discount, and bonus.

JOB: Research Assistant Professor (PR0137/19-20) HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ARTS Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology...Continue reading

Graduate Writing Workshops Launching in November! ----------------------------- Beyond Quoting: Engaging Other Scholars' Arguments in Your Analysis Friday, November 1, 2019 1:00 pm in LIB 244... Do you suspect there's much more you could do more to elegantly present and discuss passages you quote in your essays? Do you run out of things to observe about the quoted passage once you present it? When to use past or present tense? When to quote and when to paraphrase? This graduate writing workshop by Joy Viveros, Ph.D, will help you learn how to refine your engagement with debates in your field. For students in the arts, humanities and social sciences. To attend, RSVP to [email protected] ----------------------------- Positioning Your Argument: Addressing Gaps in the Research ("Gaps in the Literature") Friday, November 15, 2019 1:00 pm in LIB 244 How do you develop, in your academic essays, the relationship between your ideas and those of other scholars whose work is relevant to your thinking? What is the best tone or point of view to adopt when critiquing or building on the work of other scholars? How to get beyond "agreeing" or "disagreeing" with theorists in your field, while using their ideas to enhance your own analysis? This graduate writing workshop by Joy Viveros, Ph.D, will help you deepen your engagement with debates in your field. For students in the arts, humanities and social sciences. To attend, RSVP to [email protected]

JOB: Chinese literature and culture at Arizona State U. The East Asian program in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University is seeking a full-time, 9-month faculty member at the rank of Associate or Full Professor tenured in Chinese literature and culture, field and time period of research open. The successful candidate will contribute to curriculum development in Chinese language, literature, and culture; teach two courses per semester at t...Continue reading

VOLUNTEER TRANSLATOR NEEDED Mercy Housing I Fantasia Jacko am the Resident Service Coordinator here at Mercy Housing and I am searching for a translator to assist me at my food bank held every Monday from 2:40pm-3:40pm. There are a lot of older Asian residents living at the Carter Terrace Mercy Housing property that attend the food bank. I am in need of a translator who can commit to a hour on Mondays from 2:40pm-3:40pm. I am open to changing the food bank day and time to fit... the volunteer’s schedule as long as that date chosen is consistent from that point on , in other words the date and time chosen can be continued over the next several months. Even if I can only get one volunteer, that is fine, or of I can get two, one that can stand in for the other when that volunteer cannot come or two so that one can volunteer two Mondays out of the month and the other for the next two Mondays out of the month. Either way I am grateful. I am in desperate need to connect with my new community and although there is a language barrier , I know that this connection is possible, If you can be of any assistance please let me know. Feel free to have the Volunteers contact me Via office or by my cell @ 415.724.8438. My office number is found below in my signature and I can also be reached by this email. Thanks tremendously, Fantasia Jacko

Charms of Nanjing, China Koret Auditorium San Francisco Public Library (Civic Center Main Branch) Friday 6/14, 1:00-3:00 PM... This coming Friday (6/14), The International Center of the San Francisco Public Library in co-operation with The Nanjing Innovation City Promotion Center presents "Charms of Nanjing, China " at the San Francisco Main Library, lower level, Koret Auditorium. The event runs from 1:00 3:00 PM. There will be three parts to the event: 1. Documentary screening and slide presentation of Nanjing’s beauty, culture, history, technology and cuisine. 2. Live performance of Kun Opera, The Peach Blossom Fan. 3. Writer Ji Wen’s talk to share her stories about her hometown of Nanjing and the creation of her novels that collectively form the Qinhuai River Stories. The event is free and anyone is welcome. Especially those of you are thinking of applying for Capstone in Nanjing, this might be a great event to get a glimpse of the city, its history & culture.