| 英文摘要 |
This study explored the argumentative foundation of teaching and learning Mandarin Chinese by revisiting the processes of drafting, revising, and finalizing the “Curriculum Guidelines of 12-Year Basic Education: Mandarin Chinese.” To uncover the references, curriculum perspectives, and principles governing the implementation of these curriculum guidelines, we analyzed the minutes of the meetings and transcribed audio records from the Committee of School Curriculum Development (CSCD) and the Review Committee of Curriculum Guidelines (RCCG), as well as three transcribed interviews with CSCD members. The results indicated that the perspective from which the Mandarin Chinese curriculum was developed aligns with the overall guidelines of the 12-year national education system and recent trends in language education research. The curriculum integrates the core competencies of the overall guidelines and language education philosophy, emphasizing pragmatics and critical thinking. The new Curriculum Guidelines of Mandarin Chinese focus on strategy-based, competencebased curricula and instructional design. The CSCD and RCCG focus on the importance of learning processes and diverse learning materials and on competency- and strategy-oriented pedagogy, emphasizing that the formulation of curriculum guidelines involves both subject heritage and innovative borrowing of viewpoints. For future revisions of the Mandarin Chinese curriculum, researchers must collect empirical data on Mandarin Chinese teaching and review the strategies employed by the CSCD and RCCG to enhance the discourse on teaching in Mandarin Chinese. |