Many language instructors in colleges and universities around the world have teaching assistants to help them with the teaching. Since 1968, the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant （FLTA） program has aimed...Many language instructors in colleges and universities around the world have teaching assistants to help them with the teaching. Since 1968, the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant （FLTA） program has aimed to strengthen foreign language instruction at U.S. educational institutions by establishing a native speaker presence. As one of the first group of Fulbright Chinese Language Assistants, the author worked at the College of Wooster in the United States from August, 2005 to May, 2006. At the beginning of the paper, the author gave a brief introduction of Fulbright FLTA program. Then the author described five cultural activities that Fulbright FLTAs could employ in foreign language learners＇ learning process： giving presentations, teaching songs, watching movies, organizing free tea or coffee breaks, and holding free talks. The following section discussed two phenomena that FLTAs should avoid, that is, ethnocentrism and cultural stereotyping. The author pointed out in the conclusion that Fulbright language assistants should make efforts to be qualified cultural ambassadors.展开更多
The Belt and Road Initiative has played a big role in promoting more people to learn the Chinese language in Africa. leading to the establishment of more Confucius Institutes on the continent. Experts believe this all...The Belt and Road Initiative has played a big role in promoting more people to learn the Chinese language in Africa. leading to the establishment of more Confucius Institutes on the continent. Experts believe this allows many African governments to incorporate and expand Chinese language and culture training with educational exchange programs between China and Africa. Statistics reveal that to date, Africa has a total of 54 Confucius Institutes, the non-profit public educational organizations affiliated with China＇s Ministry of Education.展开更多
文摘Many language instructors in colleges and universities around the world have teaching assistants to help them with the teaching. Since 1968, the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant （FLTA） program has aimed to strengthen foreign language instruction at U.S. educational institutions by establishing a native speaker presence. As one of the first group of Fulbright Chinese Language Assistants, the author worked at the College of Wooster in the United States from August, 2005 to May, 2006. At the beginning of the paper, the author gave a brief introduction of Fulbright FLTA program. Then the author described five cultural activities that Fulbright FLTAs could employ in foreign language learners＇ learning process： giving presentations, teaching songs, watching movies, organizing free tea or coffee breaks, and holding free talks. The following section discussed two phenomena that FLTAs should avoid, that is, ethnocentrism and cultural stereotyping. The author pointed out in the conclusion that Fulbright language assistants should make efforts to be qualified cultural ambassadors.
文摘The Belt and Road Initiative has played a big role in promoting more people to learn the Chinese language in Africa. leading to the establishment of more Confucius Institutes on the continent. Experts believe this allows many African governments to incorporate and expand Chinese language and culture training with educational exchange programs between China and Africa. Statistics reveal that to date, Africa has a total of 54 Confucius Institutes, the non-profit public educational organizations affiliated with China＇s Ministry of Education.
