Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award
for Teachers of Chinese

The Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese is designed to
enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers of Chinese, especially teachers new to the
field. The Award, thanks to the generosity of Cheng & Tsui Company, is given to support
the attendance of pre-collegiate (including heritage school) and collegiate teachers at
training workshops, seminars, conferences, and other in-service learning experiences at
local, national, or international levels; and/or to collaborate with a mentor teacher.
Teacher training workshops and seminars attended by the applicant should be focused on
Chinese pedagogy and issues of Chinese teaching and learning. The fund has designated an
annual amount of $1,000 to be divided between at least two teachers each year.

To apply for the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese,
please submit (preferably as PDF file attachments via email) 1) an application stating
the purpose to which you would put the Award, the amount of subsidy requested, and a
proposed budget and 2) a current Curriculum Vitae to:

Professor Chengzhi Chu
Chair of the 2008 CLTA Awards Committee
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Email: czchu@ucdavis.edu
The application form is posted at the following CLTA web page for downloading:
http://clta.osu.edu/awards/chengtsui-awards.htm. Applicants for this award should have a
current CLTA membership status. The application deadline is April 5, 2008.
The notification of winner(s) will be sent out by email by May 3, 2008. The name(s) of
winner(s) will be announced and Award(s) presented at the CLTA/ACTFL 2008 Conference in
Orlando, FL. The name(s) of winner(s) will also be reported in the January 2009 CLTA
Newsletter, and at the CLTA website.