Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Overview

Specifically, it at Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University aims to develop students' awareness of and sensitivity to the differences between Chinese and other languages, and the differences between Chinese culture and other cultures. It builds on the diversity of experience that students bring to the course and extends their knowledge of Chinese language, Chinese literature and Chinese culture to develop their learning and teaching skills, enabling them to develop their careers.

Characteristics

This programme is designed to promote intellectual and cultural awareness through teamwork, and to equip students with the following types of subject and professional knowledge:

• The ability to use simple language to teach Chinese to non-native speakers, and to present complex ideas clearly and articulately in appropriate forms of Chinese;
• The ability to use electronic media, multimedia, mass media, reference books and information technology to obtain information needed for teaching Chinese as a foreign language;
• The ability to assess current issues in literature and linguistics theories in language pedagogy;
• The ability to appreciate and analyse works in Chinese literature and culture;
• The ability to discover, analyse and handle issues in Chinese;