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Field 080: Chinese (Mandarin) 
Preparation Resources

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the CEOE exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Standards

  1. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ( A C T F L ) Proficiency Guidelines (2012), Chinese — Simplified Characters; Chinese — Traditional Characters
  2. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ( A C T F L ) Program Standards for the Preparation of Foreign Language Teachers (2015)
  3. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ( A C T F L ) World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
  4. OK Full (Subject Matter) Competencies for Licensure and Certification, Oklahoma State Department of Education (2009)
  5. Oklahoma Academic Standards for World Languages (2022)

Journals

  1. Chinese as a Second Language, www.clta-us.org/publications
  2. Foreign Language Annals, www.actfl.org/publications/foreign-language-annal
  3. The Journal of Chinese Language Education, www.sccl.sg/en/jcle/jcle/jcle-issues.html
  4. Journal of Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology, engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cltmt
  5. Journal of Technology and Chinese Language Teaching, tclt.us/journal
  6. The Language Educator, www.actfl.org/publications/the-language-educator

Other Resources

  1. Cammarata, L. (Ed.). (2016). Content-based foreign language teaching: Curriculum and pedagogy for developing advanced thinking and literacy skills. Routledge.

  2. Halbach, A. (2022). The literacy approach to teaching foreign languages. Palgrave Macmillan.

  3. Latham, K. (2020). Routledge handbook of Chinese culture and society. Routledge.

  4. Lin, Y.-H. (2007). The sounds of Chinese. Cambridge University Press.

  5. Longxi, Z. (2022). A history of Chinese literature. Routledge.

  6. Moskowitz, M. L. (Ed.). (2010). Popular culture in Taiwan. Routledge.

  7. Mühlhahn. K. (2020). Making China modern: from the great Qing to Xi Jinping. Belknap Press.

  8. Ross, C., & Ma, J.-H.S. (2014). Modern Mandarin Chinese grammar: A practical guide (2nd ed.). Routledge.

  9. Tsu, J. (2022). Kingdom of characters: the language revolution that made China modern. Riverhead.

  10. Wu, S.-M., & Yu, Y. (2010). Chinese link: intermediate Chinese, level 2/part 1 (2nd ed.). Pearson.

  11. Wu, S.-M., & Yu, Y. (2011). Chinese link: intermediate Chinese, level 2/part 2 (2nd ed.). Pearson.

  12. Yuan, B., & Qian, K. (2013). Developing writing skills in Chinese (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Online Resources

  1. China Daily — www.chinadaily.com.cn
  2. Clavis Sinica — www.clavisinica.com
  3. Global Times — www.globaltimes.cn
  4. Hong Kong Free Press — hongkongfp.com
  5. Sohu News — news.sohu.com
  6. South Chinese Morning Post — www.scmp.com
  7. Taipei Times — www.taipeitimes.com

Professional Organizations

  1. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages ( A C T F L ) www.actfl.org
  2. The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA ( C L T A ) www.clta-us.org
  3. Oklahoma Chinese Language Teachers Association ( O K C L T A ) okclta.org
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