美国高校汉语课程教学的特点和启示——以布里奇波特大学为例

The Characteristics and Enlightenment of Chinese Curriculum Teaching in American Universities——Taking University of Bridgeport as an Example

位于美国康涅狄格州布里奇波特市的布里奇波特大学长期开设汉语选修课程,一直以来选修人数仅居于西班牙语之后,是学校中比较受欢迎的语言类选修课。笔者在旁听汉语课程的过程中深刻感受到美国大学生对汉语的学习热情以及华人教师独特生动的授课方法。本文将从生本观念、教学方式及文化传播等方面论述美国高校的汉语教学对我国地方性本科院校在汉语教学方面的借鉴和启示。

The University of Bridgeport located in Connecticut in the United States opened Chinese language courses for a long time which the taken number of students was after the Spanish language and it is a popular language in the school.The author felt profoundly that American students has great enthusiasm for learning Chinese and was attracted by the Chinese teachers＇ unique and vivid teaching method.This article talks about the teaching mode and culture dissemination among American colleges,to offer the reference and enlightenment for teaching Chinese as a foreign language in our local undergraduate colleges.