Source: International Exchange and Cooperation Centre
On April 7, the online opening ceremonyfor Experiencing the Customs and Feeling the Flavor of Northern China“Chinese Bridge” was held by theCenter for Language,Education and Cooperationof the Ministry of Education and organized by JISU.There are135members from theConfucius Institute of New Jersey City Universityinthe United States, Confuciusclassrooms,and Chinese Language Teaching Centersparticipating in thisbi-weeklycultural experience exchange activity inthis online meeting.
Headteachers fromInternational Exchange and Cooperationand School of International Exchange attending the opening ceremony.
TheOnline OpeningCeremony.
At the opening ceremony, Dong Guangcai, Director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Department of JISU, and the Assistant Principal of New New Jersey City University, President of the Group of Brothers and Sisters, and the Principal of New Newford High School delivered speeches that expressed their strong willingness to jointly conduct this online exchange activity. Ge Xinxin, a teacher from the School of International Exchange,on behalfofall the teachersintroducedthe curriculum schedule and contents of the exchange program in detail. Then, students fromtheCollege Students Art Troupe respectively performed Tai Chi, Shaolin Boxing andan ensemble named,Golden Snake Dance Wildlywith traditional instruments.
Astudent performing Tai Chi at the opening ceremony.
Astudent performing Shaolin Boxing at the opening ceremony.
Twostudentsperforming the ensemble piece,Golden Snake Dance Wildlywith traditional instruments.
The exchange activity, based on the years of experience of JISU in implementing the program that international students learn in China for a short-term, is mainly focused towards students at the Confucius Institute at New Jersey City University and its Confucius Classroom. This Confucius Institute adopts the teaching scheme of combining language learning with cultural experience, highlighting the folk costumes and culture in Northern China. Its projects cover three parts: the overview of China and Northern culture, the experiences and activities of China and Northern traditional culture, and an online perception of the distinctive culture of Jilin Province.Some contents of Chinese language learning are also involved. In addition, JISU conducted the program in the form of live course, recorded courses and online videosfor different curriculum contents and practice arrangements. The activities included six hours of live courses, seven hours of recorded courses and five hours of“online interaction and perceptions.”The closing ceremony was held on April 17.This program adopts a creative mean of“online exchanges”, which is a new experience of international exchange. It has created favorable conditions for deepening the cultural exchange and cooperation between JISU and New Jersey City University as well as the surrounding local high schools in the United States. This program also enhances the cultural and educational exchanges and mutual understandings between China and the United States.
