Intercultural Language Education and the Challenges Chinese College English Teachers Face

Currently,intercultural language education is a topic which receives much interest due to the rise of globalization,but theories and practice in this field are on the preliminary stage of development in China.To understand ILE better,its background,theory basis,goals,related researches are reviewed and analyzed.Since ILE is relatively new in China,language teachers are facing new challenges in developing intercultural teaching competence to achieve the success of language education.Such challenges consist of understanding the language itself,the difficulty in understanding and teaching culture,designing practical classroom activities and selecting content.

The Perceptions of Chinese ELT Stakeholders on the Employment of Foreign English Language Teachers

This article reports on part of the findings of an investigation into the perceptions of Chinese English as a foreign language(EFL)education stakeholders on native-speakerism.Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with 26 students,14 teachers and eight EFL program administrators from six Chinese universities.The analysis of data reveals that the three groups of participants as an entirety expected their universities to hire native English speaker teachers(NESTs),particularly those from Britain and/or America and a certain proportion of them expressed preference for white native English speaker(NES)teachers.The vast majority of the students and teachers were also found to be unaware of workplace inequalities between NNESTs and local Chinese EFL teachers,contending that NESTs deserve better treatment.Although many administrators displayed critical awareness on this issue,they argued that the inequalities need tolerating for the well-being of their EFL programs.All these findings are indicative of the persistence of native-speakerism among Chinese ELT stakeholders and by extension the tenacity of this chauvinistic ideology across the terrain of EFL education in China.

Chinese Language Teacher Competency: A Literature Review for a Study Series

Teaching is a special profession with complex pedagogical procedures. It prepares qualified workers and citizens who are expected to yield values and bring benefits to the society, the nation, and the whole world (Nessipbayeva, 2012). This makes the profession require well-qualified teachers. In light of this, teachers must have (and be able to exercise) a broad range of competency array every day in an especially complex environment so that students can realize their full academic potential with the help of teachers (Jackson, 1990). The more competent a teacher is, the better students' achievements will be (Johansson, Myrberg,& Rosen, 2015). It is urgent for us to know how to prepare competent teachers.

A Study of International Chinese Language Teachers’Stereotypes of International Students

Teachers’stereotypes of students affect teaching behaviour.Correctly perceiving stereotypes of international students helps teachers to understand the student population more deeply and adopt effective teaching behaviour.This study focuses on the stereotypes of international Chinese language teachers towards international students in Chinese universities and its impact on teachers’classroom management and students’classroom performance.Summarizing the findings,we conclude that international Chinese language teachers have both positive and negative stereotypes of the international student body,and that negative stereotypes account for more than positive stereotypes.On this basis,this study further discusses the importance of international Chinese language teachers being aware of the existence of stereotypes of international students,and makes suggestions to strengthen the positive influences and weaken the negative ones.

Talk about Graduate Student of educational teacher expanding the path of employment in the local comprehensive university - An example of Chinese Language and Literature in my school

With the increasing amount of college graduates every year, the employer needs structural contradiction, traditional college graduates employment difficulties. Chinese Language and Literature is as a strong tradition of employment facing unprecedented challenges. Based on the severe employment situation, Teacher Education in Local Comprehensive Universities need to start improving their own quality of graduates, and actively guide the graduates to change jobs ideas, updating the concept of employment, and use existing resources, and actively expand employment channels, and explore new ideas and open up new market, employment path is becoming more diverse to ensure employment stability and sustainable development.

Chinese Language Teacher Professional Growth: A Case Study

Chinese language teachers grow with certain characteristics in their professional development.Knowing these characteristics can reveal a teacher’s developmental needs which can inform the teachers and the teacher development facilitators.This case study examines the professional development of one Chinese language teacher that works in a high school in the United States.The Five-Stage Theory is employed to direct the examination of the teacher’s growing path.Findings cover the challenges,efforts to cope with the changes,successes,and failures.

Learner Autonomy in the National English Language Curricula for Chinese Universities 1978-2007:A Historical Analysis

This historical study investigates the concept of learner autonomy in the national English language curricula for Chinese universities.It seeks to understand the meaning of learner autonomy in China and the intentionality of promoting this concept through the curricula from 1978 to 2007.By adopting Quentin Skinner’s intentionalist approach to analyzing the history of ideas,this study conducted a systematic document analysis of three national curricula in relation to their linguistic and practical contexts constituted of 169 Chinese academic articles in total.The study revealed that learner autonomy mainly referred to students’motivation and ability to work hard on their own outside the classroom in the Chinese context.Importing this concept,however,caused ideological confusion and exacerbated the disempowerment of teachers within the dynamics of China’s English language education at the tertiary level.The study raises awareness for borrowing concepts across different cultural contexts and has implications for research,policymaking,teacher development,and pedagogical practice in second language education in China.

Communicative Language Teaching(CLT) in the English Course of A Chinese University

CLT as one of the learner-centred approaches,which has been widely used in classrooms all over the world.In the AsiaPacific Region,many schools adopt CLT as a main teaching approach,especially in East Asian countries(e.g.,China,Japan and Korea).In fact,CLT attracts thousands of scholars and researchers at home and abroad.This paper research on CLT in English classrooms of Chinese university from the Chinese teachers'opinions,the Chinese EFL students'attitudes and the Chinese government's position.Through the analysis,it is concluded that the CLT is suitable for college English classes in China,and the implementation of the CLT needs to be improved.

The Role and Value of Sociolinguistics in English Language Teaching

This paper aims to explore how the study of sociolinguistics can benefit teachers,particularly in the context of teaching English as a Foreign Language(EFL)in China.The article will first examine how sociolinguistic knowledge can reshape teachers’perceptions of“English,”focusing on aspects such as English varieties,World Englishes,and Chinese English.Following that,the article discusses the necessity of rethinking current practices in English language teaching,including the nativeness paradigm and the concept of communicative competence based on a reconceptualized view of“English.”Additionally,the discussion will focus on how teachers,informed by sociolinguistic awareness of non-native teachers’identities and teacher agency,can address and resolve existing challenges in EFL teaching.Finally,the article will conclude by summarizing the key issues discussed and highlighting the significance of studying sociolinguistics for language practitioners in China.

Foreign Language Teacher Recruitment： Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Findings

In some contexts such as private language schools of Iran language teachers are recruited mainly on the basis of their speaking fluency and in other EFL contexts they are recruited simply because they are native speakers. Moreover, previous studies mainly focus on comparing the effectiveness of native and non-native language teachers by exploring learners＇ and teachers＇ perceptions of native and non-native language teachers. Since recruitment criteria are theoretically unjustified and the results of previous studies are subjective and inconclusive, this study aims at making a case in the opposite direction. That is, the researchers argue that there should be： （1） a shift away from recruiting language teachers on the basis of their speaking fluency and native language background towards hiring language teachers on the basis of their professional performance in the language classroom; （2） a shift away from exploring learners＇ and teachers＇ perceptions of native and non-native teachers towards studying the effect of teachers＇ native language on learners＇ proficiency, accuracy, fluency, and achievement. To pave the way for these shifts, this study first reviews the theoretical perspectives and empirical findings concerning effective language teachers and then draws conclusions and implications which help interested stakeholders, i.e., supervisors, make informed decisions when they recruit language teachers.

Native-speakerism in China:An Investigation of Foreign Language Education Policy and Learners’Attitudes

With the development of globalization,the use of English is no longer restricted to native speaker(NS)but also widely spread to non-native speaker(NNS).The importance of English learning is also acknowledged by Expanding and Outer Circle,and English as a foreign language(EFL)education plays a significant role in China’s education.Admitting the fact that non-native English teachers(NNESTs)take up a large proportion of English teachers,English language teaching(ELT)is still greatly influenced by native-speakerism.This research aims to investigate language ideologies reflected in Chinese foreign language education policy(FLEP)at higher education level,and Chinese English learners’attitudes towards native-speakerism and English teachers.A mixed method of policy analysis and survey is adopted in this research.After conducting analysing two FLEPs in higher education level,it is found that linguistic instrumentalism is the prominent language ideology,although native-speakerism and standard English ideology is implicitly demonstrated.Questionnaire is used to investigate 58 Chinese English learners’attitudes,revealing that most participants do not demonstrate bias towards either NESTs or NNESTs.Instead,the strengths and weaknesses of both NEST and NNEST are identified,though participants adhere to native-speakerism in terms of English variety.Overall,English learner’s attitudes are consistent with language ideologies in FLEPs.This research may provide implications for future studies on addressing native-speakerism in Chinese FLEPs,as well as relationship of students’attitudes and language policies.

Introduction to Special Column “Chinese as a Second Language Learning and Teaching”

Chinese as a second language （CSL） policy makers and scholars began to introduce task-based language teaching （TBLT） to CSL teaching more than a decade ago. However, policy innovations or theoretical precepts are not necessarily the blueprints of teachers＇ classroom practice. It is assumed that teachers are more likely to accept or apply the new approach if the new philosophy is concordant with their existing beliefs. This study attempts to examine the prospect of TBLT application in CSL teaching by exploring the extent to which TBLT philosophy has found its way into CSL teachers＇ beliefs. The research also probes into teachers＇ practices to explore whether their beliefs in TBLT could be actualized. A questionnaire, classroom observations and interviews have been employed. The results indicate that the Chinese teachers have strong faith in the effectiveness of TBLT, but they doubt its feasibility. Their difficulties and confusion in realizing their beliefs in practice, in turn, lead to their faith in TBLT philosophy having a peripheral status in their belief system. This may imply the bi-directional causal relationships between teachers＇ beliefs and practices. The factors revealed make clear the responsibilities or measures to be taken at social-cultural, institutional and internal levels. The findings generate empirical insights into implementations of pedagogical innovations.

A Study of CFL Teacher Competency in the U.S.: An Overview of Professional Guidelines, Resources, and Standards

Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) is a critical language in the United States, and the importance to have competent CFL teachers has been more and more realized. However, the literature does not show sufficient research on CFL teacher competency. To fill the gap, a series of exploratory research studies are initiated. As a part of the initiation, this study overviews the professional guidelines, resources, standards and requirements for CFL education in the U.S. at the national and state levels. The findings will be useful for designing teacher education program and teacher training program. In addition, student teachers, pre-service teachers, and in-service teachers can also use them as great references for their academic and/or professional development.

Students' and Teachers' Perspectives towards the Use of L1(Mandarin) in EFL Classroom

In the context of China, the maximum use of English is promoted at governmental administrative levels to create effective learning policies(Van & Zhao, 2010) However, during the actual teaching process, the rules are frequently broken by teachers. Hence in order to gain a better understanding of the issue in Chinese senior high school context, the present research seeks to examine teachers' and students' attitudes and beliefs with respect to their perceived functions and effects in incorporating L1 in classrooms. In accordance with previous literature, The research indicated positive role of L1, especially in enhancing students' understanding of difficult concepts and creating comfortable learning environment. In addition, it is notable that, in difference from other studies, the National College Entrance Examination has exercised considerable influence on the perceptions of participants.

新时代海外本土中文教师的协同培养研究

海外本土中文教师是国际中文教育可持续发展的重要支撑。国际中文教育在逐步走向成熟、完善和自主的发展过程中,对本土中文教师的需求由“弱”转“强”。新时代,本土中文师资培育应以未来事业前瞻性布局为引领,根据本土中文教育特点,着眼于国际中文教育中高级阶段的师资需要,在增加师资数量、提升教学胜任能力、维持队伍稳定的基础上,推动当地政府、本土培养单位、行业协会和企业、母语国相关培养机构等多元主体共同参与,激发协同效能,逐步增强海外本土中文教师队伍建设。

国际中文教师职前教育的工程化设计

工程化是国际中文教师职前教育发展的新思维。用工程思维来审视,当前国际中文教师职前教育的目标、内容、课程、过程、评价等各个要素都存在一些问题,比如教育目标相对比较宽泛,设置的中文学科内容较多,教学实习等实践类课程较少,不同课程主要是按照理论先导的逻辑进行排序,教育过程主要采用“传递—接受”式,教育评价主要是对学生应掌握的知识进行纸笔测试,等等。与此同时,采用工程化的原理、思维和方法则可以为解决这些问题提供一种思路,比如力求实现教育目标的明确化、内容的模块化和集成化、课堂教学的情境化和实践化、评价的多维化等。

面向南疆教师国家通用语言培训的语音特征和提升策略研究

南疆教师是国家通用语言教育的关键力量,他们的国家通用语言应用能力和水平对于南疆校园国家通用语言教学水平影响重大。南疆是少数民族聚居区,为全面加强国家通用语言教育,加强维吾尔族教师国家通用语言培训,提高维吾尔族教师国家通用语言习得水平是必要的手段和路径。本研究将语言习得与教学理论相结合,以实验语音学为主要研究方法,对南疆维吾尔族小学教师国家通用语言发音中的鼻音、边音、半元音三类相似辅音进行系统研究,在此基础上制定维吾尔族教师国家通用语言习得难度等级,结合声学参数研究结果,针对南疆维吾尔族教师提出相应的改进意见,以期提高维吾尔族教师国家通用语言的发音准确率,提高维吾尔族教师的国家通用语言测试通过率,为提升南疆地区国家通用语言教育教学水平提供科学研究上的支撑。

《国际中文教师专业能力标准》中以“道”为本的价值意蕴

《国际中文教师专业能力标准》(以下简称《标准》)的发布是国际中文教育领域标准体系建设的标志性成果之一,对新时代国际中文教师队伍建设具有重要意义。本研究揭示与剖析了《标准》蕴含的以“道”为本的中国传统文化观,构建了国际中文教师专业发展的“道”本模型,即“乐道”“闻道”“论道”“悟道”“践道”“求道”“传道”之间相辅相成且循环往复的教师专业发展过程。本研究旨在为《标准》的深入解读提供新的中国视角,也为国际中文教育的发展注入文化自觉与文化自信的新动力,以“道”涵养国际中文教师专业发展,更好地推动《标准》的推广与落地,助力国际中文教育高质量内涵式发展。

基于《标准》的英国中小学优秀本土中文教师胜任力特征及模型构建

《国际中文教师专业能力标准》(T/ISCLT 001-2022)的发布,为国际中文教师的培养、培训、评估及教师专业发展提供了参考和指导。本研究考察了15名英国中小学优秀本土中文教师所拥有的胜任力特征,构建了由4个模块、15项特征构成的英国中小学优秀本土中文教师胜任力模型。英国中小学优秀本土中文教师的胜任力特征包括:专业知识、教学技能、沟通协调能力、课堂突发事件处理能力、自我反思与调整能力、活动策划与执行、问题意识、批判思维、国际视野、文化应对、有效参与、价值取向、人格魅力、科研能力、职业规划。本模型的教师胜任力特征群与《国际中文教师专业能力标准》高度契合,本土优秀中文教师在“多元文化适应能力”上的特征较凸显,但在“科研能力”和“职业规划”特征上有所欠缺。研究结论对未来本土教师的专业化发展以及国际中文教育人才培养和学科建设有一定的参考价值。

以学术素养提升推动语文教师的专业发展——基于近5年中小学语文教育学术文献的统计分析

语文教师专业发展离不开学术素养,学术论著是反映学术素养的一个维度。以近5年我国出版和发表的语文教育学术文献(图书、期刊论文、会议文献和报纸文章)为对象,统计分析作者分布、内容主题、研究方法和学术影响,发现中小学语文教师是语文教育最大研究群体和受众群体,但学术素养和话语权明显不足。因此,有必要以学术素养提升来推动语文教师的专业发展。