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: https://www.cpao.hku.hk/media/program.pdf
For media enquiries or arrangement of interviews, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan (Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.
