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Your Name and Title: Lihsien Yang. Chinese Special Projects Assistant
School, Library, or Organization Name: Center for Applied Second Language Studies, University of Oregon
Co-Presenter Name(s):N/A
Country from Which You Will Present: USA
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience : Mandarin Chinese instructors
Short Session Description (one line): Integrated Sina Weibo Group into Mandarin Chinese Classroom
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):

Weibo, a Mandarin Chinese twitter developed by Sina. Currently, Weibo has estimated more than 300 millions users. It has becoming one of the most popular instant messaging tools among people. 
The session includes the workshop regarding on how to integrated Sina Weibo group into the classroom by first introducing Weibo itself, process of setting up Weibo, and suggested language activities regarding on utilizing the sub-groups tools offered in the site. Finally limitations and challenges for this particular tool. 

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