Shuhan Wang

President, ELE Consulting International, Project Director, CELIN at Asia Society

Shuhan C. Wang, Ph.D. (王周淑涵) is the President of ELE Consulting International and Director of CELIN at the Asia Society (Chinese Early Language and Immersion Network). She is former Deputy Director of National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, Executive Director for Chinese Language Initiatives at Asia Society, and Education Associate for World Languages and International Education for the State of Delaware, U.S.A. She is an author of several series of K-12 Chinese language textbooks. She serves as an advisor to the Ministry of Education in Singapore on the Mother Tongue and Chinese Curriculum Projects for the primary and secondary schools. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Why & How to Study Chinese NOW: Networking, Opportunities, Worlds

This panel/session will address the frequently asked questions of “why” and “how” to study Chinese, particularly in the current domestic context that is increasingly inward-looking. Based on their work and experiences, the panelists will offer perspectives that help policy makers, educators, parents, and students in K-16 education settings to rethink and reframe the learning and teaching of Chinese in contemporary context. They will discuss why the learning of Chinese NOW is timely, which helps them network with learners and speakers of Chinese globally, offers them opportunities to learn and use Chinese in meaningful contexts and work, and connects them with the real world to make economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian contributions.

This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!

Let's Communicate, through Language and Music

Xiang Gao and Alan Goodson will share with Shuhan Wang and the audience their work that incorporates language, literature, and music into concerts and musical theatre. They will talk about the Shanghai Sonatas and show how language, history, and music can be a unifying force.

This presentation will be available for on-demand viewing on December 2nd during Global CRED. Register for Global CRED below, it’s quick easy and free!