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    Meet Award-Winning Chinese Graduate Students: Fang Bian and Ying Zhang

    Ying Zhang, whose Chinese Program at Montgomery Bell Academy was recognized as one of the 16 programs across the US to receive the 2024 CLTA Distinguished K-12 Chinese Program, shares about how Middlebury’s Master’s in Chinese program shaped her as an educator. 

    Fang Bian, who teaches Mandarin Chinese at Mahwah High School and Ramapo Ridge Middle School in New Jersey, has used the teaching methods she learned in our MA program to integrate authentic language materials with activities that lead to more scientific, productive, and effective student output. 

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    Why Learn Chinese

    Drawing on her professional and personal experience, Dr. Pen-Pen Chen shares insights into how language connects identity, community, and opportunity. Dr. Chen highlights the cultural and professional advantages of learning Chinese in today’s world while reflecting on her own journey as a Chinese American. This engaging discussion offers both inspiration and practical reasons for embracing language learning.

    Video originally published by the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona, June 26, 2025. 

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    Staff Spotlight: School of Japanese Bilingual Team 2025

    Our bilingual assistants are indispensable to the success of our programs. Each summer, they plan and execute co-curricular activities and support our students, faculty, and staff. In this article, three of our bilingual assistants share about what they love most about working at the School of Japanese. 

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    Meet 7-week German Immersion Student: Michelle Keefe

    For Yale PhD student Michelle Keefe, who is typically very talkative, entering the German School at Level 1 was a daunting prospect. In the end, she was surprised to find that her impulse to communicate overrode her lack of language.