SACT sessions
9th General Assembly of the SACT
Saturday, March 10, 2024, 09:30 - 16:00
Freies Gymnasium Bern, Beaulieustrasse 55, 3012 Bern
(Bus 11 from Bern railway station, Kante G next to tibits, to “Brückfeld,” no parking spaces!)
Authentic materials for teaching Chinese: How to choose them, and how to include them in the classroom? Andrew METHVEN & Zoe QIAN: Using native content for teaching and learning Chinese (in English & Chinese, on Zoom)
Exchange between teachers of the same level about teaching methods, textbooks, and any authentic material used.
The conference is free of charge but reserved for members of the SACT.
The annual fee should be transferred to the PC account before the assembly or paid in cash at the assembly.
Become a member / register for the assembly: https://formulaire.unige.ch/outils/limesurveyfac/lettres/index.php/971284
The Zoom link for the keynote conference will be sent to you as soon as possible after your registration.
7th SFVC Conference — Invitation to the 7th General Assembly of the SFVC
Saturday, March 12, 2022, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Freies Gymnasium Bern
Beaulieustrasse 55, 3012 Bern
(Bus 11 from Bern Station, no parking available!)
The Didactics of Chinese as a Foreign Language from the Perspective of Europe and the PRC
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4th SFVC Conference
Saturday, March 2, 2019: 09:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: Freies Gymnasium Bern, Music Room on the Ground Floor to the Right
Beaulieustrasse 55, 3012 Bern
(Bus 11 from the train station, no parking available)
The Companion Volume – What’s New in the CEFR?
09:30 – 10:00 Registration and Welcome
10:00 – 11:00 SFVC General Assembly
11:15 – 12:15 Rosanna MARGONIS PASINETTI: “Companion Volume: Reinforcing the CEFR Message - Learning, Teaching, Assessment”
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch Break (possibly bring your own lunch!)
1:15 – 2:10 Discussion on Differences Between HSK / TOCFL Levels and the CEFR
2:15 – 3:00 How Do You Handle the Elements of Reception (Input) and Production (Output) in Preparing Your Lessons?
3:30 – 4:00 Conference Summary
The 4th SFVC Conference will focus on the latest developments regarding the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages. After the General Assembly, Rosanna MARGONIS-PASINETTI, Head of the Teaching and Research Department, Language and Culture Didactics at PH Vaud, will present the updates to the CEFR published in French in 2018. She will introduce the new series of descriptors and the didactic trends underlying these updates.Download the SFVC PDF Program
The afternoon workshops will include discussions connecting HSK / TOCFL and the CEFR with your teaching.
Please bring a typical lesson unit from your practice.
The conference is free of charge but reserved for SFVC members (annual fee to be transferred to the PC account or paid in cash at the conference). Mandatory registration: Become a member / Register for the conference
3rd SFVC Conference
Characteristics of Teaching Chinese
Saturday, March 3, 2018 – Freies Gymnasium Bern
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2nd SFVC Conference
Games and Online Tools
Saturday, March 4, 2017 – Freies Gymnasium Bern
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1st SFVC Conference
Which Teaching Materials for Which Class?
Saturday, March 5, 2016 – Freies Gymnasium Bern
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