This article introduces an ongoing effort to use Internet resources in an Advanced Business Chinese for Professionals (ABCP) course in order to deepen learners' language and cultural understanding. This course blends face-to-face (F2F) classroom instruction and online communications using Brix, an online course management system developed by the…

This guide for teachers of Chinese states the philosophy and objectives of the Chinese language program and outlines the content of the instructional program for the first two levels. The Chinese language program aims to develop each of the four language skills and to create appreciation and understanding of Chinese culture. Specific content…

The goals, scope, and sequence of Samoan language instruction are outlined for the public schools of Hawaii. The goal of the program is to develop cultural awareness and communicative competence in the Samoan language at the first- and second-year levels. Objectives are enumerated and curriculum units are presented to assist schools in developing…