National Chinese Language Conference 2024: Language Certification and Validation

Silicon Valley, May 2, 2024 - Asia Society Northern California and Asia Society Education co-host the 17th National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC)! NCLC provides a high-profile platform for sharing new ideas and best practices in the fields of Chinese language teaching and learning, Chinese arts and culture, and international education exchange. The theme of this year's conference is “Mandarin Education in a Transformative Era” with a special focus on reimagining education with the emergence of A.I.
Shuhan Wang, President of ELE Consulting International, moderates this session. Panelists include Linda Jingfang Cai, Vice President of Talent Development at LinkedIn; Zhongqi Shi, President of The Chinese Language Teachers Association, USA and senior lecturer at Columbia University; and Linda Egnatz, Executive Director, Global Seal of Biliteracy.
During this panel the speakers discuss the workplace benefits of language learning, the falling enrollment in second-language learning in higher education, and potential methods to incentivize students to pursue and stick with language learning. To begin the session, Wang highlights the utility of language learning in the context of the global economy. Cai then discusses the intangible and interpersonal skills gained through language learning. Shifting the discussion to incentivizing language learning, Shi and Egnatz emphasize State and Global Seals of Biliteracy, as well as certification programs. Speakers underscore how these programs may combat declining enrollment in language courses, while providing students with a tangible measurement of their language proficiency to share with potential employers. The panel conversation closes out with each of the panelists discussing next steps for fostering the development of language learning and certification.
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