Chinese Language Teachers Association
皆得學術研究基金
Call for Proposals
The Chinese Language Teachers
Association invites proposals for the Jiede (all-attain) Empirical Research
Grant, established in 2003 by an anonymous donor, and enhanced thereafter by
the original donor and other donors. The grant will support empirical research
in Chinese pedagogy and applied linguistics that contributes to building a
sound understanding of the teaching and learning Chinese as a Foreign Language
(CFL). The recipient will be expected to present a paper at the annual meeting
of the CLTA or to submit a progress report at the end of the grant term.
Awards: The Jiede Research Grant awards up to $1,500 to a current
CLTA member whose research project exhibits innovation and long-term
pedagogical benefit to the field of CFL, but EXCLUDES pure grammatical
structural research design. The grant winner must present high quality research
that will improve pedagogy in CFL or Chinese applied linguistics. Grant funds
may be used for fieldwork, data analysis, or travel, but not for equipment
purchases.
Eligibility:
CLTA members who are teaching or conducting
empirical research on Chinese (except for tenured college/university
professors), including graduate students in a registered M.A. or Ph.D. program,
are eligible to apply. Applicants should
have no other grant support for the project for which they are applying.
Application: Submit
electronically a three to five-page proposal including a clear description of
the research project, stating the theoretical background, the objectives,
research design and methods, timeline, and budget of the project (itemized in
detail). Please do NOT identify yourself in the proposal. Send with the
proposal in a separate attachment a brief (maximum
one-page) curriculum vitae, indicating your current status, institutional
affiliation (if any), educational background and contact information.
Identifying information will be removed prior to forwarding to the committee
for anonymous review.
Address: To: yfchen@UWM.EDU
Subject: Jiede Application
Deadline: Proposals must be received by March 31, 2010 at CLTA Headquarters.
Notification:
Applicants will be notified of results by April
30, 2010.
PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE JIEDE EMPIRICAL
RESEARCH GRANT
2009: Wu Shu-Ling (
Research project: Learning to express motion events in L2 Chinese.
2009: Yang
Chunsheng (The
Research
project: The
Acquisition of Mandarin prosody by American CFL learners.
2008: Chang
Pu (
Research project: Chinese American Children's Bilingual and
Biliteracy Practice and Development in Heritage Language and Public Schools.
2008: Dongbo Zhang (
Research project: Teacher Questioning in Chinese-as-a-Foreign-Language Classrooms: A Sociocultural Approach".
2007:
Sun-A Kim (
Research project: Developmental Stages in Reading Chinese Characters as a Second Language.
2006:
Chan Lu (
Research project: The Properties of Textbook Characters and its Influence on Character Learning for Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language.
2005: Miao-fen Tseng (The University of
Virginia)
Research Project:
The Attrition of Production and Reception Skills in Mandarin Chinese.
2004:
Meng Yeh (
Reseach Project:
Exploring
2003: Helen Shen (The
Research Project:
Linguistic Complexity and Reading Comprehension among CFL Beginner Learners.