{"id":1311,"date":"2026-05-14T01:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/?page_id=1311"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:50:43","slug":"8th-international-conference-on-chinese-immersion-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/develop\/professional-development\/8th-international-conference-on-chinese-immersion-education\/","title":{"rendered":"8th International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20-1024x267.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 20-1024x267.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>The 8th International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>                              <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The 8<sup>th<\/sup> International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education will be held on <strong>November 6-7, 2026 (US time)<\/strong>, with the purpose of bringing together educators, researchers, and practitioners involved in K\u201312 Chinese immersion programs to exchange ideas and advance effective teaching practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the theme \u201cAdvancing K\u201312 Chinese Immersion: Pedagogy in Practice\u201d, the conference highlights the following topics:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Innovative instructional strategies in immersion classrooms;<\/li><li>Curriculum design and development for immersion programs;<\/li><li>Enhancing student engagement and supporting diverse learners;<\/li><li>Assessment and evaluation of bilingual learners;<\/li><li>Integrating culture and technology into Chinese immersion teaching.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Featured Workshop:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;AI Tools and Chinese Immersion Instruction&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by Professor Wenying Zhou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proposal Submission:<br><\/strong>Practitioners, educators, and researchers are invited to submit proposals that align with the above conference theme and topics. Proposals should be written in English between <strong>250\u2013300 words<\/strong>, including: (1) a clear title; (2) a brief abstract describing what you will present and what your audience will take away after attending your session; and (3) a short presenter bio (50\u2013100 words).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please submit your proposal to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cbc@cbc-education.org<\/span>. The submission deadline is<strong> October 1, 2026<\/strong>. If you have any questions, please contact <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cbc<\/span>@cbc_education.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Online Breakout Sessions:<br><\/strong>The conference will feature interactive online breakout sessions, designed to provide opportunities for presenters to share practical teaching experiences and demonstrate pedagogical approaches for 15 minutes, and additional 5 minutes for attendees to ask questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online registration is now open. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us online on November 6-7 for the Eighth International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education. Click<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/m0V7kXZLam\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/m0V7kXZLam\">HERE <\/a><\/strong>to register (the payment methods are listed at the completion page of the registration form).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration Pricing: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early Bird Free Registration (before <strong>October 1<\/strong>) &#8212; <strong>FREE<\/strong> \uff08Originally priced at $10, but sponsored and covered by the Center for Bridging Cultures)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular Price (between <strong>October 1<\/strong> and <strong>October 31<\/strong>) &#8212; <strong>$20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late Price (after <strong>November 1<\/strong>) &#8212; <strong>$50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the 7th International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education last year&#8217;s conference information, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/develop\/professional-development\/7th-international-chinese-immersion-education-conference\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/develop\/professional-development\/7th-international-chinese-immersion-education-conference\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Host<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This conference is organized by the Center for Bridging Cultures (CBC). CBC is a nonprofit, apolitical, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization that builds bridges between cultures to offer life-changing experiences located in Virginia. CBC supports Chinese language and cultural education in the spirit of constructive and collaborative people-to-people understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Conference Academic Chair: Wenying Zhou, Associate Professor, Michigan State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Conference Organizing Chair: Zhongbei Wu, Clinical Associate Professor, Alfred University<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1143\" width=\"405\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize2-1.jpg 864w, https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize2-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize2-1-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize2-1-850x681.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1140\" width=\"404\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize1-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/resize1-1-768x615.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 8th International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education The 8th International Conference on Chinese Immersion Education will be held on November 6-7, 2026 (US time), with the purpose of bringing together educators, researchers, and practitioners involved in K\u201312 Chinese immersion programs to exchange ideas and advance effective teaching practices.&nbsp; With the theme \u201cAdvancing K\u201312 Chinese&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":349,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1311"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1311"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1326,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1311\/revisions\/1326"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgecultures.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}