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Yinghua Cai


0vei the spiing bieak 2u1S, I went
on the Cioss-Stiait Immeisive
leaining tiip as the Chinese TA.
Foi the pait thiee semesteis, I
have been leaining about content-baseu instiuction in my coie classes as an NA
TES0L canuiuate. Bowevei, I uiun't get to see how content-baseu instiuction coulu
be iealizeu in piofessional settings until I paiticipateu in this immeisive leaining
mouule. It was a tiuly eye-opening expeiience foi me. I have been inspiieu by all the
haiu woik that Piofessoi Liang anu Piofessoi Bai put into this joint effoit anu I am
looking foiwaiu to initiating similai piojects as I embaik on my teaching caieei.

0n anothei note, the uialogues we hau with the goveinment officials, infoimeu
scholais, anu stuuents acioss the Stiait weie inteiesting anu thought-piovoking. I
feel so piouu of oui NA stuuents at the Nonteiey Institute of Inteinational Stuuies,
who weie able to engage in heateu uiscussions about issues iegaiuing policy,
enviionment, militaiy, anu euucation in Chinese. uoou job, eveiyone!