英文摘要 |
The Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at the Chung Yuan Christian University aims to cultivate Chinese teachers of different levels. The graduates will teach non-Chinese and overseas Chinese, their workplaces will be in Taiwan or in foreign countries. The course development consists of international, inter-cultural, and cross-language, thus, the department has set up “Introduction to Chinese culture” as a required course in the first semester for freshmen, and expects that the graduates will introduce Chinese culture to non-Chinese, both in Taiwan and foreign countries, through Chinese instruction in order to enhance the instructional content. However, the instructional locations are mostly in overseas regions, and participants include overseas Chinese that have established a Chinese society different from their origins. In order to allow the graduates to gain an in depth knowledge of the Chinese society they will include in their instruction, the department has set up “Chinese Society and Culture” as elective course in the first semester for seniors, and expects that this introduction to Chinese society could be offered in different regions. The graduates will adjust their instruction as suitable for local circumstances in order to result in the best outcomes; regarding the instructors personal lives, they will be involved in and identify with their local society. Regarding the master program, the content of the “Chinese Culture History” course will allow students to gain an in depth knowledge of the development of the Chinese culture, thus, enhancing their abilities in overseas instruction.Students are the subjects of education. Thus, this paper proposes suggestions for innovative instruction, based upon the author’s instructional experience in the department, workshops for teachers in the field of Chinese culture, activities for the promotion of the Chinese culture of the Confucius Institute in China, demands for teachers, instruction of AP Chinese in the U.S., teachers’ knowledge and required abilities, students’ levels in Taiwan, and competence required for the job. |