The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures

As a nationally recognized department with experienced faculty in Chinese language and literature, the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures has a long standing tradition of providing courses in Chinese at Rutgers. In addition to its academic tradition, the Department has also served as the information resource center of Chinese for New Jersey as well as local communities. The initiative will draw from the wealth of resources at the Department of Asian Languages and Culture in the professional development of Chinese teachers as well as implement a M.A.T. program in Chinese Language teaching.

For more information about the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and the M.A.T. Program, check out their website at http://asianlanguages.rutgers.edu

The Rutgers University World Languages Institute

The World Languages Institute provides K-12 World Language teachers with a graduate-level core program in pedagogy reflecting the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards and the National Standards for Second Language Teaching.  Qualified classes offered at the Institute can be applied to the NJ Certificate of Eligibility to teach Chinese.

For more information about the World Languages Institute, check out their website at http://wli.rutgers.edu

The Graduate School of Education

The Rutgers University Graduate School of Education is dedicated to the study and improvement of educational institutions, processes, and agents to empower people to act as reflective, compassionate and effective participants in a diverse and interconnected world. The Language Education Program at the GSE offers professional development for pre-and in-service Chinese teachers through their Ed.M. and Ed.M. with certification programs. In addition, the Language Education Program will initiate a Non-Degree Teacher of Chinese Program in the summer of 2008.

For more information about the GSE and Language Education Programs, check out their website at http://www.gse.rutgers.edu

To fully serve the needs of potential Chinese teachers, three different programs at Rutgers University are collaborating to address the need of New Jersey for more certified Chinese teachers.

Richard V. Simmons

Associate Professor of Chinese, SAS, Ph.D.

Tel: (732) 932-5597

Fax: (732) 932-7926

Email: rsimmon@rci.rutgers.edu

Ching-I Tu

Chair and Professor of Chinese, SAS, Ph.D.

Tel: (732) 932-7605

Fax: (732) 932-7926

Email: citu@rci.rutgers.edu

Peter Chang

Initiative Coordinator, GSE

Tel: 732-932-7496 Ext. 8154

Fax: 732-932-7552

Email: peter.chang@gse.rutgers.edu

Summer Office Hours:

By appointment

Mary Elizabeth Curran

Assistant Professor of Language Education, Program Coordinator

Ed.M. in Language Education, Ph.D.

Tel: (732) 932-7496 Ext. 8101

Fax: (732) 932-7552

Email: mary.curran@gse.rutgers.edu

Marion Yudow

World Languages Institute Director

Tel: (732) 932-7373

Fax: (732) 932-1556

Email: yudow@langlab.rutgers.edu