Fall 2007
USC U.S. – China Institute/UTLA
“East Asia and New Media
in My Classroom”
Seminar Application
Please complete this application and send it as an email attachment to Linda Truong at
lntruong@usc.edu. Questions? Call (213) 740-0966 or write Linda Truong at lntruong@usc.edu.
In addition to this application, please send the following:
a. a current curriculum vita listing your educational background and work experience (send via
email or via regular mail)
b. a letter from your principal endorsing your request and stating that she/he expects that you
will continue to have an assignment next year that will afford you the opportunity to integrate
East Asia into your teaching; please send via fax 213-821-2382, email (lntruong@usc.edu) or
via regular mail
c. a check for $50 (payable to University of Southern California) to Linda Truong at the mail
address below, this check holds your registration slot; if you are actively participating, it will
be returned to you halfway through the course
Regular Mail: USC U.S. – China Institute, 3535 S. Figueroa St., FIG 202, Los Angeles, CA 900891262
Selection for the seminar will be based on our assessment of how ready and likely applicants are to
make effective use of the seminar and the materials provided to engage their students in studying East
Asia. This program is part of the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia effort funded by the
Freeman Foundation.
Name (last, first)
School
School Address
School Phone Number
Name and phone number of principal:
LAUSD Employee ID Number (required to process salary points):
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Social Security Number (required to process participation stipend):
Home Address
Home Telephone Number
Email Address
1. When and why did you become interested in Asia? What about Asia interests you
most?
2. What subjects are you currently teaching?
3. Which of your courses currently have an Asian component? Briefly describe how
you incorporate Asian stories, experiences, or examples into this (these) course(s).
(It is not required that you currently teach about Asia, only that you be interested in doing
so.)
4. What do you need in order to increase Asia's presence in your courses?
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5. Please check all that apply:
___ I regularly use audio visual resources in my teaching. Asia-related titles that I use
include:
(NOTE: It is not required that you currently use computers or the internet to gather or share
information. It is required that you be willing and able to participate in the seminar’s online
components. No web experience is required or assumed.)
I use computers to help me
___ prepare handouts and exams
___ manage grading
___ locate teaching resources
___ present material to students
___ communicate w/students &
colleagues
___ maintain my course website
My students use computers to
___ prepare written assignments
___ locate resources for
assignments
___ present the results of their
research
___ communicate with
me/others on
course-related topics
If I am selected for the USC U.S. – China Institute/UTLA seminar I intend to
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prepare for and participate in all sessions
complete the curriculum requirement (develop a East Asia-centered unit to use
with my own students)
take action to integrate East Asia more fully into my curriculum and engage
students in the study of it
take action to encourage and enable my colleagues to learn more about how
East Asia might be a part of their courses (via informal sessions, departmental
or school workshops, or district training programs)
Signature: ___________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________________
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