Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in the New Normal – 29 June to 1 July, 2023
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in the New Normal: Cross-Disciplinary Theory and Practice is a three-day international conference for all interested in teaching and learning Chinese. Five invited leading experts will give a keynote speech and approach the conference theme from the perspectives of cognitive linguistics, language policy, philology, language assessment, as well as technology-enhanced language learning and future-proof teaching skills. The conference is collaboratively organised by the British Chinese Language Teaching Society and the Confucius Institute for Scotland. It will present an exciting platform for practitioners and researchers to exchange knowledge, share practices and contribute to the new developments in Chinese language education.
Keynote speakers
• Dr Thomas BAK, The University of Edinburgh
Learning Chinese in the 21st Century: a Cognitive Neuroscientist’s Perspective.
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• Professor LIU Shijuan, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Future of Chinese Language Teachers in the SMART Technology Era
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• Dr LU Yang, University of Nottingham
Looking Forward: Formative Assessment and its Importance to Learning and Teaching of L2 Chinese
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• Professor WANG Lijun, Beijing Normal University
基于汉字属性资源库的对外汉字教学策略
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• Professor George Xinsheng ZHANG, Richmond American University London
The Chinese Proficiency Grading Standard for International Chinese Education and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in the UK
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Special Lecture
成人二语习得为什么难以完全成功？——以英语者学习汉语不及物动词为例 Professor Yuan Boping, University of Cambridge
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For detailed information about the conference and catch Early Bird Registration, please visit the British Chinese Language Teaching Society website HERE