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HKU to hold First International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

03 Dec 2013

 

The First International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, organized by the Chinese Language Centre of the School of Chinese of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), will be held from December 4 to 6 (Wednesday to Friday).

The conference will bring together scholars and teachers of the Chinese language worldwide to discuss the current situation and cutting-edge developments of teaching Chinese as a foreign language (TCFL). Nearly 100 scholars from 15 countries/regions will present their research outputs at the conference.

The themes for discussion are:

• Chinese Linguistic Research (including phonology, syntax and semantics)
• Curriculum Design
• Development of Materials
• Theories of TCFL
• Cross-cultural Studies in TCFL
• Second Language Acquisition

Keynote speeches:

Teaching Written Chinese to Non-native Learners
By Professor Jianming Lu (Peking University)
Date and time: December 4 (Wednesday), 10:30am
Venue: CPD3.28, Jockey Club Tower, HKU

Structure, Function and Culture: Balances and Mistakes in TCFL
By Professor Chih-p’ing Chou (Princeton University)
Date and time: December 5 (Thursday), 9:30am
Venue: CPD3.28, Jockey Club Tower, HKU

TCFL Teaching Theory, Pedagogy and the Principle of Economy
By Professor Joel Bellassen (National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, University of Paris)
Date and time: December 6 (Friday), 9:30am
Venue: CPD3.28, Jockey Club Tower, HKU

A Survey on Teaching Chinese to Non-Chinese Students in Hong Kong Schools
By Professor Chung-mou Si (The University of Hong Kong)
Date and time: December 6 (Friday) 4:30pm
Venue: CPD3.28, Jockey Club Tower, HKU

Details of the opening ceremony are:

Date: December 4, 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:30am
Venue: CPD3.28, Jockey Club Tower, HKU

For the programme of the conference, please visit: http://www.cpao.hku.hk/media/program.pdf

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