Chinese Language Day 2022: April 20th.

Chinese was established as an official language of the United Nations in 1946. However, in the early years, Chinese was not commonly used in the work of the United Nations.

FORUM: "Learn Chinese." Chinese Language Day 2022.

Today the International Community pay tribute to Cangjie, a legendary figure in ancient China claimed to be the inventor of Chinese characters.

EVENTS: Today, more and more UN offices and staff members work with the Chinese language. The language, therefore, bears testimony to the evolvement of the United Nations, as well as the increasingly closer relationship between it and China.

EXHIBITS: Calligraphy exhibition by Pang Zhonghua, a well-known pioneer of hard nib calligraphy in China

PUBLICATIONS

Over the past four decades, learning Chinese as a second language has transformed from individual small-scale endeavors to organized mass studies worldwide. In a fast-changing world, the field of L2 Chinese language education is confronted by unprecedented challenges and opportunities. This book presents recent pedagogical practices, innovations and research in L2 Chinese language education across five continents. Bringing together a diverse range of leading researchers and educators, it showcases the latest knowledge, teaching-led research, innovative curriculum design and pedagogical practice in a variety of instructional contexts. Through a mix of overview chapters, empirical studies and critical discussions, the book addresses four key themes – formal instruction; language education technology; curriculum development; and critical overviews– and reflects the latest challenges and coping strategies for teaching and learning Chinese in an increasingly digital world.

It will be essential reading for researchers, teachers and students of Chinese as a second language, as well as curriculum developers and textbook writers.Frontiers of L2 Chinese Language Education

1. Teaching in action: L2 Chinese pedagogical practice and reflection
2. Innovative excellence: A case study of a Chinese language flagship program
3. From individual tones to connected speech: The case of Tone 3
4. Student engagement and pedagogical innovations for the pandemic- precipitated online delivery of university Chinese courses
5. Connecting Integrated Performance Assessment to Chinese
6. Oral corrective feedback on Mandarin pronunciation in live online classes
7. From input to output: Learnability of the Chinese existential structure
8. A proposal for a pedagogical grammar syllabus in tertiary Chinese language education in Japan
9. Striving for educational equity in South Africa: L2 Chinese instruction under Covid-19
10. Online Chinese language teaching now and post COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities from the experience and perspective of a UK teacher
11. Seventy years of Chinese language education in New Zealand: A transdisciplinary overview
12. Looking ahead: Contextualizing the future of L2 Chinese pedagogy studies

Notice on International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship BRI - Local Chinese Language Teacher Improvement Program 2022