The PSU Confucius Institute 2015 Spring Term Event Schedule
THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATING THE 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
Event Schedule for Spring Quarter 2015
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/events-and-lectures
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted
CIPSU Chinese Corner starts 30 minutes before each CIPSU-organized event.
Parking is free in PSU parking structure after 5:00 PM on Fridays and all day Sundays
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Please visit the CIPSU’s website: www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute or http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/events-and-lecturesfor the schedules and more detailed info for the CIPSU’s events, lecture series, non-credit Chinese language and culture courses and registration forms; Chinese HSK/YCT Proficiency Tests; Chinese Bridge Summer Camp, CIPSU scholarships for the PSU students; CI HQs/Hanban scholarships for studying in China; CIPSU Newsletters; CIPSU Journals/Event Records since 2007; Online Resources, etc.
The Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban’s CI Scholarship information can be found on the following link:
Please find from the following links all the Chinese language and culture courses to be offered by the
Confucius Institute at Portland State University for the Spring Quarter 2014. Free Taiji/Tai Chi practice
class is open to PSU community and the general public on Mondays (starting on March 30) at 12:00-1:00 PM in front of the PSU library on PSU campus; 12:00 – 1:00 PM; Mondays at 5:30-6:30 PM on the first floor of PSU Student Recreation Center Auditorium (1800 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97201); Wednesdays at 12:00-1:00 PM in Pioneer Square in downtown Portland ((starting on April 2nd); and Saturdays at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM in front of the PSU library.
CIPSU Non-Credit Chinese Courses of different types and levels for the Spring Term 2015 are offered for everyone including K5-12 students and adults at PSU and general public in the Greater Portland Area start on Saturday, March 29th. All classes are free for PSU faculty and staff. For more info about these courses and registration form, please visit the CIPSU website at:http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/non-credit-courses
The following links also includes course schedules, descriptions and the online registration information including online and check payments info:
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/non-credit-courses
· View Spring term 2015 Schedule of Classes (for Adults)
Download Schedule of Classes for Adults - PDF version:
Or visit the CIPSU’s website:
www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/events-and-lectures
· View Spring term 2015 Schedule of Classes (for Youth K-12)
Download Schedule of Classes for Youth K-12 - PDF version:
· View How to register and pay for the CIPSU-offered non-credit courses:
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/non-credit-course-registration
CIPSU also offers tutoring sessions to your specific needs by offering specially designed courses and tutoring sessions as well as online courses through Skype at your request. All courses are free of charge for PSU faculty and staff except for individual tutoring sessions and specially designed courses.
EVENT SCHEDULE OF THE CIPSU FOR SPRING QUARTER 2015
For fliers and detailed information about the events, please visit the CIPSU’s website:
www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/events-and-lectures
Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 4:00-6:30 PM in University Club Fireside Room (1225 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204): The 5th Oregon-China Economic Forum: The US-China Climate Agreement: Its Implications for Pacific Northwest (RECEPTION TIME: 4:00-5:00PM with drinks and refreshment; FORUM TIME: 5:00-6:30 PM.) The event is organized and sponsored by the Oregon-China Sister State Relations Council and the Confucius Institute at Portland State University. The event is co-sponsored by Tianjin Economic Technological Development Area (TEDA) and several other organizations. For more detailed information, please visit:
Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 9:30-11:00 AM in PSU Recreation Center Auditorium, Room 001, Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC) (1800 SW 6th Ave, Portland) (NON-CIPSU Event) First Saturday East Asia Program: Lecture: The American Chinese Experience by Dr. Jacqueline Peterson-Loomis, retired professor of History. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/event/node/26974
Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 6:30-8:00 PM in PSU SMSU 238 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland 97201):The Greening of Chinese Literature: Shanshui Aesthetics and the Environmental Crisis by Dr. Andrea Riemenschnitter,Professor of Modern Chinese Studies at the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/events/psu-confucius-institute-lecture-dr-prof-andrea-riemenschnitter?delta=0 and https://www.facebook.com/events/745413625544613/
Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at 1:00PM-5:00PM in SBA 130 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201): The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 1: Class Teaching Skills for K-5 Students Based on Cool Panda Chinese Language Teaching Resources 基于酷熊猫中国中文教学资源, 介绍针对 K- 5 学生课堂教学技能 by Ms. Liang Yuand Ms. Ju Hui, from International Chinese Language Education Publications of China Higher Education Press. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/TeacherTraining_LianYu%20and%20JuHui%20%282015-4-11%29.pdf
Monday, April 13, 2015 at 5:15-8:00 PM in PSU Academic & Student Recreation Center Auditorium, Room 001 (1800 SW 6th Ave, Portland) (NON-CIPSU Event) PSU Institute for Asian Studies Lecture: China: Where Is It Headed and What Could It Mean? by Dr. David Lampton, Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. (5: 15-5: 45 p.m. - Book sale & signing; 6: 00 p.m. – Lecture) For more detailed information, please visit:http://www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/events/china-where-it-headed-and-what-could-it-mean?delta=0
Friday, April 17, 2015 at 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (615/631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201): PSU MIM (Master of International Management) Students’ Presentation on their recent Asian Trip (Shanghai China; Tokyo Japan, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, etc.)
Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 10:00-11:30 AM at PSU Urban Center (SW 6th&Montgomery Max Station, Portland, OR 97201): A Joint Tai Chi Demonstration by John Mckinney and Rongrong Wang. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/4-25-2015Taichi%20Day.pdf
Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 9:30-11:00am in PSU Recreation Center Auditorium, Room 001, Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC) (1800 SW 6th Ave, Portland 97201) (NON-CIPSU Event): First Saturday East Asia Program: Lecture: Negotiating Cultures: Chinese Christian Converts in the Ming-Qing Era by Dr. Desmond Cheung, PSU Assistant Professor of History Portland State University. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/events/negotiating-cultures-chinese-christian-converts-ming-qing-era?delta=0
Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in first floor classrooms of the PSU School of Business Building (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201): 2015 Confucius Institute Contests at PSU(Chinese Brush and Pen Calligraphy Contest; Chinese Painting/Drawing Contest; Chinese Composition Contest; Chinese Speech Contest; Chinese Talent Contest; China Photo Contest; China-Related Micro-Film Contest, etc.)
(9:00-9:30 AM: Check-in at the first floor Lobby of the SBA building; 9:30-10:15 AM: Brush Calligraphy, Pen Calligraphy, Paining, and Composition; 10:15-10:30 AM: Opening Ceremony; 10:30-11:30 AM: Speech and Talent Contests) in SBA 190 (each group for the speech and talent contests will be assigned different rooms on the 1stfloor of the SBA building at the opening ceremony) for the opening and closing ceremony; and in Rooms 130, 140, 160 and 170 separately (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201). For more detailed information, schedules and requirements for the Contests, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/2015-confucius-institute-contests-at-psu
Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 9:00 AM –5:00 PM in SBA 130 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201): The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 2: The Theories of Themetic Instruction and Its Application in Chinese Language Teaching 主题式教学理念在华语教学中的应用 by Dr. Jianhua Bai, Professor of Chinese at Kenyon College and Director of the Chinese School of Middlebury College. For more detailed information, please visit:http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confuciusinstitute/files/TeacherTraining_Jianhua%20Bai%20flyer%282015-5-9%29.pdf
Friday, May 15, 2015 at 5:00-7:00 PM in Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway, Portland 97201): PSU International Night 2015: Meals on the first floor and country booths on the second floor. The performances will begin at 7pm and go until10pm in the SMSU Ballroom, room 355. Please come to visit the CIPSU’s booth for Chinese tea, practicing speaking Chinese, get your Chinese name written in calligraphy, and learn how to make Chinese knot, dough figures, and a lot of fun. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/international-students/organization-of-international-students-ois
Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM in Smith Memorial Student Union, 3rd Floor Ballroom (1825 SW Broadway, Portland 97201) (NON-CIPSU Event): Strings of Three Nations: a Celebration of Music from China, Japan & Kore. Featuring: Mitsuki Dazai - 琴 Koto; Emily Deng - 古箏 Guzheng; Myung-Ja Jang - 가야금 Kayagum. The event is sponsored by PSU Institute for Asian Studies and co-sponsored by The Port of Portland, Consul General for the Republic of Korea, Seattle Office, Consul General for Japan, Portland, and Oregon-China Sister State Council. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/events/strings-three-nations-celebration-music-china-japan-korea?delta=0
Friday, May 29 & June 1, 2015: The 6th Oregon-China International Conference on Investment, Culture, Education and Tourism to be held in Portland and Medford, Oregon: 1) Oregon-China Business Forum; 2) Oregon-China Education and Culture Forum; 3) Oregon-China K-12 School Principal Forum; 4) Celebration of the CIPSU’s 8th Anniversary. More information about the conference and its affiliated forums, agenda and program will be provided soon. The conference is co-organized and co-sponsored with Oregon China Sister State Relations Council.
Friday, June 5, 2015 at 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201): Zongzi party to celebrate the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with Presentation on Chinese traditional holidays and legends of Dragon Boat Racing. Come to eat Zongzi, learn how to make Zongzi, and practice speaking Chinese with native speakers (Zongzi are rice dumplings with meat, peanut, egg yolk, or other sweet fillings wrapped in bamboo leaves). Zongzi will be served in the resting area on the 4th floor of SBA building right outside Room 490. For more info and the flier for the event, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/6-5-2015%20DragonBoatFestival.pdf
Friday, June 12, 2015 at 6:30-8:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201): Chinese Movie Night: THE GRANDMASTER 《一代宗师》 For more info and the flier for the event, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/6-12-2015%20Movie%20The%20grandmaster%20flyer.pdf
Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 9:30-11:00 AM in PSU Recreation Center Auditorium, Room 001, Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC) (1800 SW 6th Ave, Portland 97201) (NON-CIPSU Event): First Saturday East Asia Program: Lecture: Famous Sites of Wu by Dr. Ann Wetherell, PSU Adjunct Professor of Art History. Travel and taking in the sights was a popular past time in the Ming and into the 16th-17th centuries. Wu, the ancient name for the Suzhou area, was one of the many destinations for Confucian elite and wealthy mercantile travelers. Through multiple paintings ascribed to the Suzhou painter, Shen Zhou (1427-1509), Dr. Wetherell will focus on some of the famous sites of this period and present a picture of travel and tourism in Ming Suzhou. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/events/famous-sites-wu?delta=0
Monday, June 15, 2015 at 1:00-5:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201): The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 3: Becoming Qualified Chinese Language Teachers in American Schools 成为美国合格的中文教师 by Dr. Juefei Wang, Professor of Education Emeritus of the University of Vermont (UVM) and Program Director of the Freeman Foundation. For more detailed information, please visit:http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/TeacherTraining_Juefei%20Wang%282015-6-15-16%29.pdf
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 1:00-5:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201): The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 4: Critical Issues in Communication in American Schools---Strategies for Chinese Language Teachers 中文教师在美国学校开展有效沟通的策略 by Dr. Juefei Wang,Professor of Education Emeritus of the University of Vermont (UVM) and Program Director of the Freeman Foundation. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/TeacherTraining_Juefei%20Wang%282015-6-15-16%29.pdf
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 1:00-5:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201): The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 5: Principles of standard based Chinese language teaching外语教学标准习得教学 by Dr. Chunman Gissing, Chinese language teacher trainer and former Chinese Program Assistant Principal at the International School of Beijing For more detailed information, please visit: Chunman's workshop: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/6-17-2015%20Teacher%20Professional%20Workship%20Hong%20Chunman%20flyer.pdf
Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 1:00-5:00 PM in SBA 490 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland OR 97201): The 8th Oregon Chinese Language Teachers Professional Development Training Workshop: Workshop 6: 1) Language Learning Games for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing 培养听说读写四技的“游戏”; 2) Designing a Chinese Language Program 如何设计对外汉语项目－－模版示范和操作 by Dr. Chunman Gissing, Chinese language teacher trainer and former Chinese Program Assistant Principal at the International School of Beijing For more detailed information, please visit: Chunman's workshop: http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/sites/www.pdx.edu.confucius-institute/files/6-17-2015%20Teacher%20Professional%20Workship%20Hong%20Chunman%20flyer.pdf
Schedule for Chinese Proficiency Tests (HSK) – all tests are online-based:
For more information about the HSK/YCT/BCT Chinese Proficiency Tests, please visit the links below:
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/hskyctbct-language-proficiency-exam
http://www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute/exam-schedule
Test DATES for Online-Based HSK/HSKK/YCT tests:
· Saturday, April 4, 2015 YCT Written Test (Levels 1/2/3/4) 13:30 PM
· Saturday, May 16, 2015 HSK (Level 4/6) 9:30 AM
/ HSK (Levels 1/2/3/5) 13:30 PM
/ HSKK (Oral Test) Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced) 16:00 PM
The CIPSU Events at The Portland Lan-Su Chinese Garden (free with admission)
http://www.lansugarden.org/things-to-do/
Chinese Language Conversation Circle is taught by Chinese language teachers from CIPSU) – once a month all year – every first Friday 1pm – 3pm (239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR 97209). Please come to learn about Chinese culture, enjoy practicing speaking Chinese with native Chinese speakers, drinking Chinese tea and learn the dao of Chinese tea, and practice Chinese Taichi too (Free with admission):
Winter 2015 Lan Su Chinese Garden Chinese Conversation Circle schedule:
Friday, February 6: Spring Festival
Friday, March 6: Chinese Knots
Spring 2015 Lan Su Garden Chinese Conversation Circle schedule:
Friday, April 3: Ching Ming Festival
Friday, May 1: Chinese Calligraphy
Friday, June 5: Dragon Boat Festival
Summer 2015 Lan Su Garden Chinese Conversation Circle schedule:
Friday, July 10: Cities and Flowers of City
Friday, August 7: Chinese Valentine's Day
Friday, September 4: Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Fall 2015 Lan Su Garden Chinese Conversation Circle Schedule:
Friday, October 2: Chinese Paper-Cuts
Friday, November 6: Chinese Tea Culture
Friday, December 4: Chinese Zodiac
The China Seminars by College of Urban & Public Affairs at PSU –
China Innovations in Urbanization (non CIPSU event)
http://www.pdx.edu/innovations-in-urbanization/china-seminar
The China Seminar is an opportunity to engage with the planning, development, and public policy issues facing China as it undergoes the fastest urbanization process in world history. Each academic year, the PSU-China Innovations in Urbanization Program hosts presentations, panels, film viewings, and book readings. Key to the seminar series is the involvement of our visiting scholars from China, who add their unique experiences and research to the program. Most seminars are open to the public and all PSU students are encouraged to attend.
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