Professor of Chinese Hong Gang Jin participated in several activities at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) conference in November. She conducted a pre-conference workshop whose purpose was to help foreign language teachers apply recent theories of second language acquisition into teaching practice, specifically, on how to integrate the cognitive factors of "noticing effect" and "restructure process" into a form-focused curricular design.
Jin also presented an experimental research paper at the conference, which is the largest professional gathering for foreign language professionals. Her report was one of the first studies of its kind in the field of Chinese as a Foreign Language to examine how certain cognitive-based pedagogical interventions can affect the learning outcomes of students. As immediate past president of CLTA (Chinese Language Teachers Association), Jin was invited to be the moderator of a joint forum by two national organizations, CLASS and CLTA, held during the ACTFL. She led discussion on the topic of "opportunities and challenges of AP Chinese and K-16 Chinese language education in the U.S".
Jin also presented an experimental research paper at the conference, which is the largest professional gathering for foreign language professionals. Her report was one of the first studies of its kind in the field of Chinese as a Foreign Language to examine how certain cognitive-based pedagogical interventions can affect the learning outcomes of students. As immediate past president of CLTA (Chinese Language Teachers Association), Jin was invited to be the moderator of a joint forum by two national organizations, CLASS and CLTA, held during the ACTFL. She led discussion on the topic of "opportunities and challenges of AP Chinese and K-16 Chinese language education in the U.S".
