The Chinese Studies Institute at San Diego State University
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The Chinese Studies Institute at San Diego State University
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The MTC Scholarship Program Download detail information HERE: English version. Chinese version The National Taiwan Normal
University Mandarin Training Center (MTC), established in 1956, is Taiwan’s
best-known Chinese language institute. In cooperation with the Graduate
Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, the MTC is dedicated to
the further developments in Chinese language education and is recognized as
one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. Many of the
tens of thousands of alumni that have passed through our doors are now
successful in their chosen fields of politics, economics, diplomacy,
culture, and education. MTC students come from over 60 countries around the
world, which creates a highly diversified international study environment.
Many renowned universities in various countries recommend our center to
their students and convert grades from the Mandarin Training Center into
college credits.
Announcement!! CSI and ALL (American Life Learning) Joint Language Research Project:
l. Child Language Development (vocabulary building, dictionary, cards,
children's literature)
2. Language Proficiency Assessment (junior , general and conversation
testing of English language proficiency)
3. Language Teaching (teacher training, EDO, curriculum, seminars)
Faculty advisors:
New Lecture! Click Here for Abstract.
Minister of Education (Taiwan) meets with Dean Paul Wong and Dr. Lilly Cheng
Dean Paul Wong meets with Minister of Education
NEW! SDSU China Educational and Cultural Tour 2005! (Download the Cover Letter -- PDF format)
August 24, 2004
Dear Alumni, Friends and Associates of San Diego State University: It is with great pleasure that we announce the San Diego State University College of Arts and Letters 2005 China Educational and Cultural tour commencing on May 23, 2005 and finishing on June 6, 2005. This is the first time the college is taking on such a project. We have carefully planned the trip to include major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai as well as small towns such as Yicheng and Suzhou. We want to introduce the old China by touring the Great Wall near Beijing which Emperor Qing started and the terra cotta soldiers which were excavated in Xian. We will take you through the alleys of old Shanghai and savor the new flavor of modern Pudong. The tour will take you through Suzhou and Hongzhou, the Venice of China. There is a Chinese saying: Above us there is heaven, down below there are Suzhou and Hongzhou. You will get to taste the best Chinese tea and learn how silk is made. The highlight of the trip is to take a cruise from the mountain city of Chongqing down the mother river of China, the famous Yangtze River. We will cruise down the river through the fabulous three gorges, Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge and take a small boat to the three lesser (smaller) gorges. You will be able to take a last glimpse of the ancient towns, cities, temples and antiquities along the banks of the Yangtze River because the water will be raised once the dam is in operation. You will visit the largest dam project in the world - the Ge-Zhou dam. China is fascinating to many. This educational cultural tour will be once in a life time opportunity to see the country with your own eyes. The college will provide at least two lectures given by faculty members before your depart on the trip. During the trip, there will be lectures given each day. In addition, you will get a list of recommended books as well as substantial reading materials before you leave so that you can be prepared to embark on this journey. Please join us on this wonderful voyage. We guarantee that you will have a most memorable and unforgettable trip. If you are interested, please contact our tour coordinator, Julia Chang, at tel.619.594.4793 fax.619.594.6281 or by email. changc@rohan.sdsu.edu .
Sincerely yours,
Paul Wong Lilly Cheng Dean Director, Chinese Studies Institute
Click Here to see the detail tour agenda.
2002-03 PHI BETA KAPPA FACULTY LECTURE
"Winning Ways: Sun Zi's Methods of Warfare for Contemporary Times"
Dr. Sandra A. Wawrytko Departments of Asian Studies & Philosophy Tuesday, November 19, 2002 SDSU, Casa Real, 3:30 p.m.
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U.S.
reception to follow , free and open to the public
The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS)
University of California, San Diego
Thursday, November 7, 8 am
UCSD Faculty Club
The Honorable Frederick F. Chien (Chien Fu) President, The Control Yuan (Jian Tsa Yuan) Former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Taiwan
will present
"The Pragmatic Diplomacy of the R.O.C. -- How Taiwan Conducts International Relations Amid International Isolation" Reply to (858) 822-2422 or pbibb@ucsd.edu
by Monday, November 4.
About our Dean's Roundtable speaker...
Dr. Fredrick Chien is the President of the Control Yuan, one of five
institutions in the central government of the Republic of China.
According to the Constitution and its Additional Articles, the
Control Yuan has the powers of impeachment, censure and audit.
Dr. Chien has long been one of Taiwan's most influential officials.
He was a representative of the Coordination Council of North American
Affairs in Washington, D.C. in the mid 80's. In that position he was
highly effective at developing Taiwan-U.S. relations. After his
return to Taiwan, Dr. Chien first served in a Cabinet position as
Chairman of the Council of Economic Planning and
Development. In 1990 he was appointed to the position of Foreign
Minister and later Speaker of the National Assembly.
University of California, San Diego The Graduate School of International Relations And Pacific Studies (IR/PS) And San Diego Chinese American Science and Engineering Association (SDCASEA)
present
“Science and Technology in China - Policy Issues Based on Case Study.”
Ji Fusheng Minister for Science and Technology in the Permanent Mission of the P.R. China to the United Nations Former Director-General of Fundamental Research and High Technology, PRC
Minister Ji will talk on the current status and future Directions of China’s science and technology.
Thursday, October 24 4:00 pm IR/PS Auditorium
Dr. Chien Fu's Dinner Party, November 7. 2002. The San Diego Chinese American Science and Engineering Association will host a dinner party to welcome Minister Chien Fu of the Jian Tsa Yuan (Control Yuan) from Taiwan. Dr. Chien Fu is the younger brother of Professor Shu Chien, Member of Academia Sinica, Department Chair of Bioengineering, UC San Diego. The dinner party will be held 630PM Th November 7, 2002 at Jasmine Restaurant, 4609 Convoy Street, Tel: 858 268-0888. The cost per person will be around $20. Please contact: Professor Chung-Kuan Cheng <kuan@cs.ucsd.edu > for reservation
Fall 2002 Classes by Dr. Hiroko Johnson ART 564--Chinese art history ART 565--Japanese art history ART 263--Asian art history
2002 Free Lecture Series #1 Date: September 21, 2002 (Saturday 6:00pm) Location: Hilton/Del Mar 15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014 Speaker: Professor Pai, Hsien-Yung, (UC-Santa Barbara)
Topic: Chinese Novels, Movies, and Drama. Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
New Web Site Available: San Diego State University, Department of Asia Pacific Studies URL: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~aps1/graphics/home.html
A Luncheon Lecture Journey through the Taklamakan Desert by Allen Wittenborn, Ph.D. Professor of History San Diego State University with a musical prelude by Cathy Li Naples 11:30 AM, Saturday, April 27, 2002 Morgan Run Resort Inn, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92091
Spring 2002 Courses: (New!)
PHILOSOPHY 351, CHINESE PHILOSOPHY IN CULTURAL CONTEXT
Instructor: Dr. Sandra A. Wawrytko
Schedule: MWF 2-2:50pm.
A chronological exploration of Chinese thought, beginning with a
philosophical common ground laid out in the earliest text, the Yi Jing, and
extending through contemporary philosophers. Uncover the secrets of Asia's
Economic Miracles deep within Confucian doctrines and Chinese culture.
Learn about the Daoist grounding for Sun Zi's "Methods of Warfare,"
carefully studied by the likes of Napolean, Mao Zedong, and the U.S.
military. Discover the philosophical profundity of Chinese poets, as
metaphor merges into metaphysical flights. Take a "Leisurely Stroll"
through the deconstructed mindscape of the Daoist Zhuang Zi, butterfly
dreamer. Marvel at the audacity of China's Chan Buddhist monks, as they
stretch the limits of pedagogy to teach the mind of no-mind. Meet Mo Zi,
leader of revolutionary armies, whose radical message of Universal Love was
doomed to oblivion--was he a far-sighted philosopher or a dangerous
fanatic. You decide!
San Diego State University, The China Institute, 2001 Lecture Series
#1: Title: Changing Experiences of Chinese Women in an Era of Modernization
Yi Sun
Assistant Professor Department of History University of San Diego November 15, 2001 4:00 pm Storm Hall 106 Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
#2 Title:
Revisionist History in Recent Chinese Films By
Zhiwei Xiao Associate Professor Department of History California State University-San Marcos December 6, 2001 4:00 pm Storm Hall 106 Free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Fall 2001 Seminars:
Tentative titles: 1. China Taiwan Relations: Historical, geographical, economic and political
perspectives (Guang Lei and Ming Hsiang Tsou will be the panelist and Allen
will be the convener)
2. New China Foreign Policy in SE Asia (Allen will be one of the
panelists)
More information will be forthcoming. Target dates will be mid October and
before Thanksgiving.
INTENSIVE CLASSES IN BUDDHISM
OFFERED BY SDSU PROFESSOR (New!)
Professor Sandra A. Wawrytko, who teaches in both Asian Studies and
Philosophy at SDSU, will make her regular summer trek to Taiwan to teach at
the English Buddhist College at Fo Guang Shan (Buddha Light Mountain)
Temple in Kaohsiung in June. Three intensive classes will be offered,
totalling 54 hours, including Basic Buddhism, Introduction to Chan
Buddhism, and Humanistic Buddhism. Two seminal Buddhist texts also will be
examined, The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra. Students will include
Buddhist nuns and monks, as well as laypersons.
Dr. Wawrytko will also present a paper on "Chinese Philosophy's Links to
Post-modern Science: Chan Insights from Master Hui-neng," at the12th
Inter.
Conference on Chinese Philosophy, sponsored by the International Society
for Chinese Philosophy the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, the International Institute of Chinese Philosophy ,the Institute
for the History of Chinese Philosophy, July 20-24, 2001
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