ABSTRACT

Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education deals with the current issues and challenges faced by teachers and learners of Chinese.

Written by leading professionals and academics, the book is the first collection of research articles based on data collected in higher education institutions in the UK. The studies focus on concerns related to learners of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) and aim to establish studies on teaching Chinese as a foreign language (TCFL) as part of the mainstream of applied linguistics

The contributors have applied their theoretical backgrounds in applied linguistics and education to tackle issues such as how to benchmark the Chinese written language with CEFR, how to integrate standardised Chinese proficiency tests with institutional assessments and teaching methodologies.

Teaching and Learning Chinese in Higher Education will be invaluable to professionals, academics and students seeking theoretical frameworks in applied linguistics for TCFL.

 

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part I|46 pages

Benchmarking, standardisation and assessment of the Chinese language

chapter 1|22 pages

European benchmarking Chinese language

Defining the competences in the written language

chapter 2|22 pages

Exploring the criterion-validity of HSK Levels 3 and 4

Are assessments and CEFR standards related?

part II|72 pages

Critical issues in CFL teaching materials and curriculum

part IV|50 pages

Profiling learners’ language development