NCTA Study Tours and Summer Institutes 

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NCTA Teaching East Asian Literature in the High School - July 8-13, 2012
Indiana University Bloomington will host its annual week-long, intensive summer workshop for high school English and world literature teachers who are interested in incorporating Chinese, Japanese, and Korean literature into their curriculum.  For more information, click here. 

China: Environmental Issues and Challenges - June 25-29, 2012
The Program for Teaching East Asia will hold this institute at the University of Colorado.  The institute will examine environmental issues within the context of China’s economic development, social and political evolution, and global responsibility. Working with specialists who will share diverse perspectives, participants in the summer institute will have the opportunity to consider general issues and analyze several case studies appropriate for classroom use. For more information and the application form, click here.

NCTA National Summer Enrichment Program: Japan in the 21st Century - July 8-13, 2012
This institute will explore the Japan of today through examination of key domestic and international issues facing that country. The one-week program will offer teachers a unique opportunity to consider how and what to teach about contemporary Japan. Teachers’ work will be informed by lectures and discussions with specialists in contemporary Japanese culture, society, public policy, and the arts. Among the topics to be addressed are 21st-century social trends and challenges, political reform, Japan in the global economy, Japan’s triple tragedy and national recovery, and new directions in culture, literature, and the arts. For more information and the application form, click here.