premierskingoldchinesebridgelanguageteacher.docVIP

Premier’s Kingold Chinese Bridge Language Teacher Scholarship Expanding resources for Chinese language teaching Jenny Liu TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Sponsored by My study proposal prior to the trip to China was based on the possibility and availability to collect first-hand information for overseas students to study and work in China. This trip gave me the opportunity to complete my proposed study and achieve the initial goal, which is to update new words and common expressions in modern Chinese related to current economic development in China and update teaching materials related to the new syllabus for TAFE NSW Chinese certificate III course. The trip included a formal study tour, attendance at cultural events, experiencing campus life and visiting culturally significant sites. The first part of my report is a narrative of the formal study tour and attendance at cultural events around Beijing. Secondly, I describe the culture tour to Henan and Xian. Thirdly, I present the new books and resources used for Chinese courses. Finally, I discuss the outcomes of my proposed study program in TAFE. The formal study tour at Beijing Normal University The study tour included 20 days of class lectures and discussions attended by 32 teachers from 15 countries. Only seven teachers were from a Chinese-speaking background. Others spoke different languages. The teachers came from Austria, Australia, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, New Zealand, North Korea, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand and Uzbekistan. The five teachers from Australia have been teaching Mandarin in public school, NSW TAFE and universities. Other teachers also teach Chinese in different institutes in their countries. The study tour was organised by Beijing Normal University (BNU, a teacher training university). It covered different fields which all related to teaching Chinese to foreigner. All topics were presented by professors or experienced lecturers. Each lecture