汉语国际教育的终极目标与本土化

International Chinese and Localisation of International Education of Chinese Language

汉语国际教育的终极目标应该是汉语成为国际语言,汉语国际教育本土化是实现这个目标的关键路径。在汉语国际传播政策指导下的汉语国际教育,其主要理念和实践大都来自国内的对外汉语教学,这与对国际汉语及其终极目标的认识有关。要实现汉语国际语言的地位,首先要了解国际汉语之实质,并明确在实现其终极目标过程中的长短期目标及途径。汉语要成为像英语那样的国际语言,须加快从特别重视传播到真正重视本土化的转型。在这个过程中,要加强对海外汉语外语教育理念和方法的研究,总结其经验,并与其密切配合,加快汉语国际教育本土化的进程。

This paper attempts to explore the theoretical and practical issues concerning the further promotion of Chinese language as a true international language in the future. The ultimate aim of international education of Chinese language is to make Chinese a true international language like English, for which localisation of international education of Chinese language would be a key stage in the process. However, guided by the policy to promote Chinese language learning and teaching internationally, much of the cur-rent theories and practices of international education of Chinese language are still based upon those in teaching Chinese to the speak-ers of other languages in China, re？ ecting to a certain extent the understanding of what international Chinese is. In order for Chinese to achieve the international status, it is important to understand what de？ nes international Chinese and then its short and long term objectives during the process. If Chinese is to become a true international language like English, international education of Chinese language needs to change its focus. More attention should be paid to the concepts, experiences and practices abroad in teaching Chi-nese as a foreign language, and more close collaboration and synergy are needed, as such joint effort will help to localise as well as internationalise both education of Chinese language and the Chinese language itself. In order to achieve these goals, we argue there is a need to consider and clarify three issues about international Chinese the de？ nition and objectives , the approaches and methods, and the contents and time.