美国汉语沉浸式学校教学模式及课程评述

Analysis of Curriculum of Chinese Immersion Schools in the U.S.

2007年以后,汉语沉浸式学校在美国快速发展,汉语已成为除西班牙语和法语之外的第三大沉浸式外语教学语种。从数量上看,半沉浸式学校占多数;就汉语教学而言,全沉浸式学校的教学效果要优于半沉浸式学校,但两种模式对学生的远期影响尚不明确。文化类课程以美国文化为主,中国文化仅为世界文化教学内容的一部分,其课时数量和教学内容的丰富程度远不及美国文化的教学。

Chinese immersion school has experienced a rapid expansion since 2007 in the U. S. Chinese, after Spanish and French, is becoming the third popular foreign language in immersion schools in the U. Among all Chinese immersion schools, half-immersion school is the majority, but full-immersion school excels in terms of Chinese language teaching effectiveness. Meanwhile, it remains indefinite how the two immersion models influence learner＇s language performance in long term. In aspect of curriculum design, American culture has been given first priority. Chinese culture is only part of the World Culture studying.