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Department Overview

Swarthmore College offers a range of courses in Chinese language, literature, and culture which are integrated into a broad program of Asian Studies and further offerings in Chinese language, history, culture and society in the Tri-College community.

Students of Chinese can take advantage of a rich environment for language study, including intensive introductory language courses, language tables and chat hours with native speakers, multimedia resources, and opportunities for study abroad. Explore this site for more information on our faculty, courses, special events, and study abroad options.

Faculty and Students of the Chinese Section on a Trip Abroad
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TAOLI Chinese Language Education in the Mid-Atlantic

A Pedagogy Forum:
Enhancing the Learning and Teaching
of Chinese Language from K-16

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Swarthmore College, PA

Register at:
https://bit.ly/2B0MQfA

Contact:
Email: taoli.clema@gmail.com
Directions to campus
 

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TAOLI Chinese Language Education in the Mid-Atlantic flyer

A Pedagogy Workshop on Teaching East Asian Performing Arts at Liberal Arts Colleges

In this workshop we seek to share our empirical experiences and theoretical thinking about new modes of teaching that integrate broadly construed performing arts, be it tea ceremony, music and opera, poetry chanting, or theater. We are fundamentally interested in a productive discussion of effective strategies, concrete successful examples of teaching, and construction of syllabi. As such, this workshop offers the opportunity for a mutual support among instructors who work with constraints on time and who endeavor to balance teaching responsibilities and research.

Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19, 2019
Kohlberg Hall, Scheuer Room
Event begins at 9:00am

2018 Majors and Minors

Warmest Congratulations to Chinese majors and minors of 2018. Juliana Pham 范竹安 (major), Isabella Levine 李玉珊 (major), Molly Murphy 閔茉莉 (minor), Aidan Li Ping Greer 葛立平 (major), David Morrill 慕容德 (minor), A. Luis Ceballos 石律義 (major), Istvan Cselotei 趙義方 (major)

Warmest Congratulations to Chinese majors and minors of 2018. Juliana Pham 范竹安 (major), Isabella Levine 李玉珊 (major), Molly Murphy 閔茉莉 (minor), Aidan Li Ping Greer 葛立平 (major), David Morrill 慕容德 (minor), A. Luis Ceballos 石律義 (major), Istvan Cselotei 趙義方 (major)

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Third-Year Chinese Podcasts

Listen to student recordings from third-year Chinese.

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Third Year Chinese Podcasts

Chinese Language Table

Join us on Tuesdays in Sharples Dining Hall Room #4, 1st floor, and on Fridays in the Sharples Open Space Meeting area, 2nd floor, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

    Chinese Language Table

    Language Center

    The Language Center provides resources to enhance the study of foreign language, literature, and culture at Swarthmore College. Students have access to audio/video materials required for foreign language classes. The lab's resources include 12 Macbook Pros, 8 iMacs, an extensive library of foreign films, video cameras, and audio recorders. The space is a unique, adaptable, multimedia-friendly place to study, practice and develop language skills. 

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    Language Resource Center

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