November 21, 2023 字圆其说 x Big Brother Big Sister Project Workshop 字圆其说 interactive exhibition invited the migrant workers” kids from the neighborhood community to join a workshop with their NYUSH Big Brother Big Sister, one of which, Melissa Ching, is also the graphic designer of the 字圆其说 project. All participants enjoyed the interactions…
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blog – events – fangyuan english
November 26, 2023 字圆其说 x Fangyuan English Workshop A group of 6th graders native Chinese students led by Fangyuan English visited the 字圆其说 interactive exhibition. Jing CHAI hosted a full-English-immersed workshop on the topic of non-native speakers’ perspectives on Chinese characters. The 3-step process of Find-Guess-Draft offered brand new angles for the Chinese…
blog – events – SUES
December 8, 2023 字圆其说 x Shanghai University of Engeering Science Workshop A group of advanced level Chinese language learners from Shanghai University of Engeering Science, led by Professor Yutian LIU, visited the 字圆其说 interactive exhibition. The students were drawn to the creative ideas and forms of presentation, which reminded them their early days of…
blog – events – SJTU
In the Media December 10, 2023 字圆其说 x Shanghai Jiaotong University Workshop A group of 17 faculty and graduate students from the School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiaotong University visited the 字圆其说 interactive exhibition at NYU Shanghai. Jing CHAI led a workshop on the approach of using crowdsourcing website to increase the motivation and…
blog – events – ECNU
December 12 & 13, 2023 字圆其说 x East China Normal University Invited Talk & Workshop Jing CHAI is invited to give a talk on the theme of teaching creatively at New York University Shanghai, using 字圆其说 as example. It is a for a course for the graduate students of the School of International Chinese…
blog – events – learning friday
“这个项目真的不管对母语者还是非母语者都很有启发，太厉害了，期待更多的作品和延展！” December 15, 2023 字圆其说 x Learning Friday Workshop Invited by the Staff Development Program HR of NYU Shanghai, Jing CHAI presented a workshop with faculty and staff from a variety of programs on the topic of Rethinking Chinese Characters. All participants were impressed by the creative and innovative ideas stems from our…
blog – events – dongming
January 18, 2024 字圆其说 x 聚明心 & 汇明心 Installation Launch & Intercultural Salon 字圆其说 is invited to set up a permanent installation in the Dongming Community Center to promote intercultural awareness. An Intercultral Salon was held on the topic of Chinese Chearacter Creativity to celebrate this collaboration. 12 groups of native Chinese kids and…
Blog – NYUSH Library Exhibition
Nov 15 – Dec 15, 2023 字圆其说 x 上海纽约大学图书馆 Interactive Exhibition In collaboration with NYUSH Library, 字圆其说 hosted a month-long exhibition at The Space with interactive installations, multi-media displays, graphic designs, video booth, DIY counter, etc. Over 1,000 visitors participated in 10+ events held during the time and were impressed deeply by the innovative…
blog – talks & speeches
字圆其说 · Talks & Speeches Hack the Conceptualization of the Impossible Chinese Characters DCLT, New York University Jun 7, 2024 跨文化视角下的汉字国际传播 Shanghai Pudong Library May 26, 2024 Hack the Conceptualization of the Impossible Chinese Characters IFSA Shanghai Apr 25, 2024 Bridging Intercultural Perspectives into Language Learning City as Classroom Symposium Apr 20, 2024…
blog – research & publications
字圆其说 · Research, Conferences & Publications The 13th International Conference on Han-Character Education and Research University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Feb 17, 2024 The 7th Chinese as a Second Language Research International Conference Peking University Aug 18, 2023 Glocal Project New York University Abu Dhabi July, 2023 The 5th Applied Linguist and Language Teaching…