Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association / UBC Billie L.C. / ECBEA / /
Continent
Asia / North America / /
Country
Canada / China / / /
Facility
St. John’s College University of British Columbia Vancouver / University of British Columbia / Communications University of China / St. John’s College / Confucius Institute / Simon Fraser University / University of Alberta / EPSB’s Institute / /
IndustryTerm
parent advocacy / transportation problem / parent / /
Movie
English as a second language / /
Organization
Mandarin Vancouver Committee / UBC Centre for Research / Hanban and Communications University of China / Vancouver School Board / EPSB’s Institute for Innovation / St. John’s College University / Confucius Institute / University of Alberta / Vancouver Committee / Chinese Bilingual Education Association / Edmonton Public School Board / Canadian TCSL Association / Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School / University of British Columbia / Simon Fraser University / /
Person
Henry Yu / Lulu Tan / Wei Li / Loretta Kong / Susan Duffy / Duanduan Li / Ian Goldman / Rick Beardsley / Janice Aubry / John Yee / Annie B. Jamieson / Chris Kelly / Billie / Sebastian Ko / Huamei Han / Joe Wu / Patricia Duff / Eileen Sue Vanessa Munro Tami Wong Ann / Susan Duffy Lara Honrado Winny / /
Position
Education consultant / VSB Mandarin teacher / President / Vice President / Immersion teacher / Superintendent / Edmonton Vice President / local teacher / Supervisor / teacher / Director / Executive / Vice President Peter Wong / VSB Superintendent / ECBEA Former President / Vice President Peter Wong / ECBEA President / /
Ian Goldman: Here are the points that I will make to the committee. 1. There is a huge demand for mandarin as a second language. I base this on my many discussions with parents and parents-to-be. 2. The VSB should put a