Becoming a Chinese Language Teacher in the U.S.

• Resources: Asia Society has an excellent database. Users can find out which schools offer Chinese in the U.S., how to establish a Chinese program, how to become a Chinese language teacher, etc. See their web site at: http://www.askasia.org/chinese/becomeateacher.htm
• Chinese programs in the U.S. and academic organization:  http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/programs.htm
• Teaching positions in U.S. colleges and universities:  

CLTA -  http://clta-us.org/employ.htm

Chronicle of Higher Education -  http://chronicle.com/cgi2-bin/texis/jobs/search

• Teaching positions in California schools - http://edjoin.org/searchResults.aspx?keywords=chinese
• Teaching positions in California community colleges - https://www.cccregistry.org/jobs/searchForm.aspx
• Teaching positions everywhere - http://www.askasia2.org/

　

Becoming a Chinese Language Teacher in California

    General information:

• California Commission on Teacher Credentialing official web site provides all information on teacher credentialing:  http://www.ctc.ca.gov
• Q＆A：General information about credentialing in California (in Chinese) 問答：如何取得加州公立中學中文教師資格 http://www.tw.org/cbest/faq.htm

• UCLA Confucius Institute: Becoming a Mandarin Instructor in the California Public Schools http://www.confucius.ucla.edu/teachered.htm

　

　

  In California State University Long Beach:

• Apply to CSU Long Beach for ADMISSION: http://www.csumentor.edu

• Take the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) http://www.cbest.nesinc.com If you need to prepare for the test, you can take the CBEST preparation course at CSULB.
• Take the pre-requisite course EDSS300F in College of Education (one may register through the open university if not officially admitted to CSULB) and apply to the Single Subject Credential Program officially (including completing all required procedures): http://www.ced.csulb.edu/single-subject/
• Take the required COURSES (27 units): http://www.ced.csulb.edu/single-subject/program/index.cfm#courses
• Pass the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET) in Mandarin Chinese to show your subject matter competence. http://www.cset.nesinc.com/CS_testguide_Mandarinopener.asp ()
• Complete student teaching (17 units).
• Apply to the Commission on Teaching Credentialing (TCT)

• Tuition and fees: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/registration/fees_basics.html
• Single Subject Credential Program contacts

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*This page is created for information only by Dr. Tim Xie, Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies, California State University, Long Beach, Created March 5, 2006 and last updated July 10, 2008.