Growing in Learning
- 2021
- Alumni/Student Sharing
- Faculty of Humanities
Learning in the EdUHK campus is enjoyable.
Guo Yifei, Year 4 Student of BA(TCSL) (2020/21), 2020/21 Recipient of the HKSAR Government Scholarship
I am blessed to join the big family of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. Through studying in this programme, I have not only developed professional knowledge, but also enhanced my academic and teaching capacities.
The programme curriculum is practically and comprehensively designed. It covers different aspects of Chinese language and teaching, which I find very useful for my future career development as a Chinese teacher. The pedagogy courses have given me insights on Chinese teaching. I have learned to apply appropriate methods and skills for students of different ages and levels of Chinese, as well as to flexibly embody the teaching methods in my teaching plans, laying a good foundation for efficient course delivery. In the course of Chinese Phonetics and Phonology, I have mastered the knowledge on Cantonese and Putonghua language systems and get familiarised with the phonetic differences between the two, so that I can effectively correct students' phonetic errors when teaching Putonghua.
During my study in the programme, I participated in Field Experience in Beijing Language and Culture University, which enabled me to realise the importance of combining theory and practice. For example, the medium of instruction and teaching methods need to be adjusted according to students’ conditions. How to make a class more interesting and coherent is another challenge. As I prepared for my teaching practice, I drew insights from the class observation experience, integrating novel teaching methods and technological means into my teaching. I also paid attention to the coherence among different parts of the lesson to facilitate class management. Contact with students allowed me to know more about their learning progress, so that I could make timely adjustments. My teaching capacity has been greatly improved through this experience.
Last but not the least, I would like to express my gratitude to every teacher for their guidance, which makes me understand the responsibilities and qualities of a teacher. Through my study in the programme, my passion for education and teaching has grown, and I am determined to develop my career in the education industry.
