Caryn

Dajia hao!

I'm Caryn Louie. My Chinese name is 罗香兰 (luo2 xiang1lan2). I teach Chinese at the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics (NCSSM). I learned Chinese as an undergraduate while majoring in linguistics. I did post-graduate studies in Taiwan, then worked in the mainland for two years as a tour director. After getting my masters in TESOL in 1989, I worked in the field of ESL for 15 years. I loved teaching ESL, however, after my husband and I adopted our daughter from China, I started thinking about how to make the transition to teaching Chinese.

At NCSSM, I am responsible for developing two Chinese programs: The residential program is a two year sequence for 11th and 12th graders. This course is taught in a traditional classroom. The second program I am developing is a a distance learning course. This course is taught using interactive videoconferenencing (IVC).[|Link to NCSSM Distance Learning Program]

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