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The 2024 South-Central "Chinese Teaching Heroes Conference" International Chinese Teaching Skills Exchange Activity was held on the Shipai campus on October 26.
With the theme of "Standard lead and innovation driven", the event aims to create an exchange platform for universities and facilitate the high-quality development of international Chinese language education. A total of 22 teams of teachers and students from 17 universities in six provinces including Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Yunnan and Hainan, participated.
Group photo of all the participants.
Wang Chunchao, vice president of SCNU, emphasizes the significance of the event.
At the opening ceremony, Wang Chunchao, vice president of SCNU, pointed out that the "Chinese Teaching Heroes Conference" has provided an innovative platform for teachers and students to broaden their horizons and exchange ideas. Moreover, it showcased the achievements of talent cultivation in the field of international Chinese language education. In the context of globalization, international Chinese language teachers should face new challenges, adhere to the learner-centered pedagogy, constantly innovate teaching theories and methods, enhance cross-cultural communication skills and deeply integrate information technology, education and teaching, Wang added.
Jin Tan, dean of the School of International Culture of SCNU, suggests the mission of international Chinese language practitioners.
Speaking on behalf of the expert review team, Jin Tan, dean of the School of International Culture of SCNU, indicated that international Chinese language education enables the world to better understand China. Therefore it is necessary for international Chinese language practitioners to tell China's stories well and present a reliable, admirable and respectable image of China in language teaching.
Additionally, Professor Huang Aiping from South China University of Technology, Professor Lu Fangzhe from Central China Normal University, and postgraduate Chen Manting from Hunan University, delivered speeches in the name of national university teacher teams, university student teams and overseas Confucius Institute teams respectively. In their speeches, they expressed the confidence and vision to jointly carry forward the "Chinese Teaching Heroes Conference" spirit, build high-quality Chinese classrooms and promote the quality-driven development of international Chinese language education.
In the presentation session, 22 teams of teachers and students demonstrated their curricula. The SCNU teacher team designed an elementary Chinese reading course based on the concept of "Experiencing Chinese culture through Chinese learning and learning Chinese by cultural experience." By introducing engaging classroom activities and exchange, the course could deepen students' understanding of Chinese in practice. The SCNU student team, on the other hand, created typical working scenes of travel guides under the topic of "Traveling Chinese for Indonesia." This course enables students in a short time to learn the basic Chinese sentences needed for guiding Chinese tourists, helping them to complete the task of picking up, leading and seeing off the tour group.
The SCNU teams give presentations of their courses.
Professor Jin Tan and associate professor Chen Jun of the School of International Culture of SCNU, along with seven professors from other universities then exchanged views on the teaching designs of each team. They concluded that the Chinese courses presented by each team were diverse, with innovative and varied teaching theories and methods and an emphasis on practical learning outcomes. In addition, the participants also showcased their excellent teaching skills, extensive cultural knowledge, and broad international vision as international Chinese language educators.
Professor Jin hosted the closing ceremony and delivered a speech. He noted that this event has facilitated academic exchange among universities across different regions and inspired more young talents to join this great and meaningful endeavor, which will bring international Chinese language education to new heights.
Zhao Di, deputy director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange of SCNU, speaks highly of the event's success.
Zhao Di, deputy director of the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange of SCNU, concluded the conference. She highlighted the distinctive features of each university team, the detailed and precise feedback from the experts, and the well-organized logistical support team, which worked together to make the event a success.
Several awards were also presented at the conference, and SCNU won three awards including the "Best Smart Teaching Team Award" for the teacher team, the "Chinese Teaching Heroes Team Award" for the student team, and the "Best Organization Award."
SCNU awardees pose for photos with their trophy and honor certificates.
Organized by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) and the National Postgraduate Education Committee for the Master in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, the "Chinese Teaching Heroes Conference" has been held five times and has become a recognized brand in the realm of international Chinese language education. SCNU has hosted this international Chinese teaching skills exchange activity in the south-central region for four consecutive years.
This year's "Chinese Teaching Heroes Conference" will be held in six regions: namely at Northeast Normal University for the north-eastern region of China, at Beijing Foreign Studies University for the northern region, at East China Normal University for the eastern region, at Sichuan Normal University for the south-western region, at Xi'an International Studies University for the north-western region and at South China Normal University for the south-central region. The national exchange activity will be held this December.
Source from SCNU News Center, the Chinese Teaching Heroes Conference
Translated by Kang Yingxuan, Li Jun, Zhu Ying
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Jianru
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