Dr. Mian Xie (Cultural Coordinator of the CIE) and Dr. Wei Li (Director) were invited by the Confucius Institute of Saskatchewan University to provide presentations on the occasion of a Chinese teacher training session held on November 17th, 2015. Dr. Wei Li delivered a session on the Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Program, covering its development in areas of curriculum and achievements and present challenges. Dr. Mian Xie provided a session on the Chinese language teaching strategy, using body movements and gestures. In addition, Dr. Mian Xie also provided a session on the overview of the movies produced and directed by her father, Xie Tian, who is still today renown as one of the greatest movie producers and directors in the Chinese film industry. More than 25 Chinese teachers attended the pedagogical sessions and close to 100 people participated in the movie session.
After the movie session, the guests enjoyed a movie that had been directed and produced by Dr. Mian Xie’s father. A group of local musical artists played pieces from the film.
For more pictures, please go to http://confuciusedmonton.ca/media/gallery/?album=2&gallery=21.