TEAP

Center for Active Learning in International Studies
Teaching East Asia Program ~ TEAP

		Programs & Events TEAP Outreach Webboard High School Students meet the Korean Ambassador Working with Japanese language classes at Venice High School Magnet A graduate student partners with teachers to introduce case studies on China & Korea		Special Thanks to the Freeman Foundation TEAP was established in 2003 as an outreach service component of the Explore East Asia Program funded by the Freeman Foundation. Explore East Asia scholarships were awarded to USC undergraduates who had not yet taken college-level coursework in East Asian language or area studies, but who wanted to explore the region through an innovative "starter program." Program Focus Years: China 2002-03 Japan 2003-04 Korea 2004-05 China & Japan, 2005-06 Each year of the program, scholarship recipients took an intensive language course during the summer. During the academic year, they enrolled in at least one course in either language or area studies. In spring, Explore East Asia scholars went to either China, Japan, or Korea with USC faculty for a four-week course (for academic credit). Upon returning, East Asia Scholars fulfilled their scholarship requirements by visiting a local high school and making presentations about their studies and experiences to students. The East Asian studies outreach component to local schools - TEAP - builds on USC's formidable record of community service. It follows USC's Teaching International Relations Program (TIRP) model for high school outreach. TEAPers were organized in teams, worked on lesson-plan development in collaboration with teachers, and visited local high school classrooms to teach a series of four lessons focused on their country of study.

CALIS is a joint project of the East Asian Studies Center (EASC) and the School of International Relations (SIR) at the University of Southern California