EdUHK Organises Advanced Workshop on IB Concepts and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
EdUHK Organises Advanced Workshop on IB Concepts and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
The 2nd Advanced Workshop on IB Concepts and Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) concluded successfully today (27 July) at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
The 11-day workshop, jointly organised by the Department of Chinese Language Studies at EdUHK and the Chinese Language Program at Princeton University, featured experts on Chinese language studies from around the world who discussed various important issues in teaching Chinese as a second language.
Among the keynote speakers were Professor Chou Chih-p'ing, from Princeton University, Professor Yuan Boping, from the University of Cambridge, Professor Chew Cheng-hai, from National University of Singapore, and EdUHK scholars.
On the occasion, experts on the International Baccalaureate (IB), together with some principal examiners and practitioners, gathered to share their experience in launching the IB Chinese curriculum. More than 30 attendees from Africa, the United Kingdom, mainland China and Hong Kong took part in the workshop, including some doctorate degree holders and PhD candidates.
Professor Si Chung-mou, Head of the Department of Chinese Language Studies, said, ‘The Advanced Workshop established a platform for experts and practitioners in the field of IB education to exchange ideas and experience. As the second university in Asia to offer IB-recognized teaching certificate programs, EdUHK has demonstrated excellent academic strengths in teaching Chinese as a second language, and we are obliged to strive for improvements in Chinese language education through continued exploration and experience sharing.’
