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May 30, 2021

University of Toronto

TCSL Programs in Canadian Universities

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Name of the Institute

University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus

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Home department/faculty

Department of Language Studies, UTSC

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Programs /courses

Fall Program/courses: Introductory Standard Chinese I; Intermediate Chinese I; Food, Cultures, and Translation; English and Chinese Theory and Practice; Translation for Business and Media; Translation for Government and Public Media; Cultures in the East and West; Reading Chinese and English: China from the Inside Out; Reading Chinese and English: Global Perspectives; Classical Chinese and English Translations; Literary Chinese and English Translations; Comparative Study of English and Chinese
Spring Program/courses: Introductory Standard Chinese II; Intermediate Chinese II; Food, Cultures, and Translation; English and Chinese Theory and Practice; Translation for Business and Media; Translation for Government and Public Media; Cultures in the East and West; Reading Chinese and English: China from the Inside Out; Reading Chinese and English: Global Perspectives; Classical Chinese and English Translations; Literary Chinese and English Translations; Comparative Study of English and Chinese
Summer Program/courses: Food, Cultures, and Translation; English and Chinese Theory and Practice; Translation for Business and Media; Cultures in the East and West; Reading Chinese and English: China from the Inside Out; Reading Chinese and English: Global Perspectives; Classical Chinese and English Translations

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 Field School

 N/A

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Director/ Coordinator

 N/A

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Yearly Enrolment

 600+

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Chinese Instructors

Faculty Members: 2 
Full-time Instructors: 2
Part-time Instructors: 2

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Teaching Assistants

Full-time:
Part-time: 6

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Textbooks

New Practical Chinese Reader, 3rd ed. and 2nd ed., and self-prepared materials

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Credentials offered

 U of T credits

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Online delivery platform (its name, asynchronous or synchronous or mixed)

 All courses were offered online, asynchronous

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Events/Activities

 Not during the pandemic

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Contact Information

 helenxy.wu@utoronto.ca

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Course Description
(Please put course description link here.)

https://utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/search-courses?course_keyword=&field_program_area_value

=Languages&breadth=All&field_enrolment_limits_value=All

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Changes and challenges for the Chinese programs

 Online teaching, not the same as in-person teaching