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  • Explore Your WorldPLU’s Chinese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program which is designed to provide students interested in China a broad foundation in Chinese language, culture, and history, and an opportunity to focus on the religious-philosophical world view and the economic structure of China.Special Program Offerings Campus Activities Back on campus, the Chinese Studies program sponsors campus-wide activities-from Chinese music recitals and lectures to small group discussions with

  • Chinese Studies Course Selection J-Term 2022 CHSP Core Courses: HIST 109 (East Asian Societies) - first year students only CHSP Electives: MUSI 105 (Arts of China) Spring 2022 CHSP Core Courses: RELI 233 (Religions of China) ANTH 343 (East Asian Cultures) CHSP 499 (Chinese Studies capstone) CHSP Electives: Chinese 102, 202, 303

  • Expanding Chinese Language CapacityThree months before President Hu Jintao of China made his historic visit to Washington State and met with Governor Christine Gregoire in April, 2006, a group of 60 business, education, and community leaders and policy makers met to explore the possibility of reaching a “tipping point” for interest in expanding Chinese language capacity in the U.S. and Washington State. The group set a goal of “10% of students in Washington State learning Chinese by the year of

  • Supporting students, business people and communities across Washington State with Chinese language learning The Confucius Institute of the State of Washington (CIWA) provides Chinese language testing services to people in the United States. Tests include: [1] the HSK (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì, 汉语水平考试), [2] the HSKK (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng kǒuyǔ Kǎoshì, 汉语水平口语考试) and [3] the YCT (zhōng xiǎo xué Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì, 中小学生汉语考试). All tests are internet-based and can be taken on-site or from home. Per recent

  • Chinese Guest Teacher ProgramThe Confucius Institute of the State of Washington partners with the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission and Hanban to sponsor visiting teachers to teach in K-12 schools in Washington. Whenever possible, these teachers come from partner schools to CIWA-sponsored Confucius Classrooms in Washington. Washington schools request visiting teachers in the fall, then the teachers are selected in Chongqing and sent to Beijing for further training and interviews. In the

  • Chinese 101 audio material: Chinese Textbook Audio Exercises Introduction A-B Chinese Textbook Audio Exercises Introduction C-E Chinese Textbook Audio Exercises Lessons 1-6 Chinese Textbook Audio Exercises Lessons 7-10 Chinese Workbook Audio Exercises Chinese 102 audio material: Chinese Textbook Audio Exercises Lessons 11-20 Chinese Workbook Audio Exercises Lessons 11-20 Chinese 201 audio material: Chinese 201 Textbook Audio Exercises Lessons 1-10 Chinese 201 Workbook Audio Exercises Lessons 1

  • November 11, 2009 Poetry helps explain a complex world Rick Barot wasn’t looking for how to address worldly issues when he began writing poetry. “I think, like a lot of poets, I started in poetry having very self-serving reasons,” the PLU professor said. In college, it was therapeutic and very much an emotional release. But as he learned the craft and honed his own skills, the complexity of it and how poetry can be used in addressing ethical, even moral values became clear. “These days, I think

  • History and literature senior aspires to be a lifelong learner Posted by: vcraker / May 10, 2022 Image: Kathryn Einan ’22 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 10, 2022 Kathryn Einan ’22 is a self-proclaimed “book nerd.” She is a triple major in Literature, History and Nordic Studies with a minor in Chinese. She has a deep love of learning and hopes to become a teacher one day. “There are so many interesting things to study!” says Einan about her impressive triple major. Einan came to PLU with the

  • The Confucius Institute supports a number of opportunities to learn Chinese at the University of Washington or in the community.Beginner Chinese for the Community (check back in 2020)This weekly course is designed for adults beginners. It aims to develop participants’ basic Chinese language communication skills while gaining familiarity of Chinese culture. (please check back next year for more class offering). Location: Seattle Central Library, Seattle Downtown For more information: Here

  • Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study, program development, tour-guiding, international relations and eventually a handshake with the President of China. Here’s the tale. TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2015)—The…

    Dr. Gregory Youtz: A Front-Row Seat (Almost Literally!) to the Chinese President’s Tacoma Visit Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 29, 2015 Image: PLU Professor of Music Gregory Youtz, left, greets Qiu Yuan Ping, Minister of Overseas Chinese Commission, China State Department, at the Chinese Reconciliation Park in Tacoma on Sept. 21. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) September 29, 2015 Where can a liberal arts degree in Music Composition lead you? In my case it has led to a life of travel, study