民族文化传统范式下的外语教学理念与汉语教学——阿联酋汉语教学的本土化进程

Foreign Language Pedagogy and Chinese Language Teaching under the Paradigm of National Cultural Traditions:The Localization Process of Chinese Language Education in the UAE

“低龄化”“快速发展”“以中小学为主体”“政府官方推进”是近年来阿联酋汉语教学发展的几个突出特点。从“三教”需求看,阿联酋的汉语教学表现为教师的输入性与教材、教法的本土性。如何使厚重的中华文化适应阿联酋民族文化传统的范式及其所追求的先进外语教学理念,是汉语教学在阿联酋本土化面临的现实,也是阿联酋汉语教学同人为之努力的方向。

The recent development of Chinese language education in the United Arab Emirates(UAE)has been characterized by learners in lower grades,rapidness in rolling out,being integrated into school curricula and promoted by the government.In terms of teachers,resources and methodology,Chinese language education in the UAE has shown the features of the employment of native-speaker teachers and the adoption of a localized approach to teaching and learning resources and language pedagogy.How to adapt to the Emirati traditions culturally and keep abreast with the most updated language pedagogy which is aimed by the UAE has become an area explored by the researchers,administrators,and Chinese language teachers in recent years.However,it is still a challenge that must be faced in Chinese language education in the UAE.