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=Total Immersion Program (T.I.P.)=

Sponsored by:

 * ===State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of the People's Republic of China===
 * ===Beijing Language and Culture University===
 * ===Chinese Education Connection===
 * ===The Shangli Foreign Language School===

Program Administrators
Ada Din, Director & Associate Professor, [|Beijing Language and Culture University] Paul He, Teaching Director, [|Beijing Language and Culture University] Jessica Yu, President, [|Chinese Education Connection] Mike Wang, Foreign Teachers Placement Service Director, State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, PRC

Teachers

 * Cherice Montgomery, Ph.D., [|Brigham Young University], Provo, Utah, U.S.A.
 * Cindy Kendall, Ed.S., [|Ingham Intermediate School District], Mason, Michigan, U.S.A.
 * Julia Phoebus, M.A., [|Westlane Middle School], Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
 * Sam Speed, J.D. & L.L.M., [|Chinese Education Connection], Carmel, Indiana, U.S.A.

Program Objectives

 * To develop and refine English skills with special emphasis on oral communication and pronunciation
 * Create interactive classroom activities to practice communication based on research-based pedagogy
 * Explore American culture and the power of culturally authentic resources

Key Topics

 * **American Culture:** American Media, Cultural Comparisons, Cultural Traditions, Daily Life, Education, Family Relationships, Food, Holidays, Housing, Perspectives on China, Social Issues, Stereotypes, Table Manners, Transportation
 * **Oral Communication:** Developing Spontaneous Speaking Skills, Interpersonal Communication, Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication, Focused Pronunciation: Minimal pairs (such as b, th, v, w)
 * **Pedagogy:** Classroom Management, Cooperative Learning, Differentiating Instruction, Interactive Speaking Activities, Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, Reading Strategies, Teaching Strategies & Techniques