Exploring Innovative Pedagogy in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Forei

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Specifically, the studies explore methods for fostering learner-centred classrooms, autonomous learners, intercultural learning, the role of teacher views and identities, the nature of a 'middle ground' approach, and technologies that accommodate the unique aspects of the Chinese language, with new options for mobile and interactive learners.

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Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language in many international contexts are searching for pedagogic solutions to promote effective learning. Models of innovative and successful approaches are urgently needed. This volume presents a collection of compelling and empirically rich research studies that showcases innovative developments in the practice of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The studies focus on three interrelated areas: learners, teachers, and applications of new technologies. Specifically, the studies explore methods for fostering learner-centred classrooms, autonomous learners, intercultural learning, the role of teacher views and identities, the nature of a 'middle ground' approach, and technologies that accommodate the unique aspects of the Chinese language, with new options for mobile and interactive learners. Providing both inspiration and practical models for language practitioners and researchers, it offers a vital resource for teachers' professional development, and for pre-service teacher education.

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Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language in many international contexts are searching for pedagogic solutions to promote effective learning. Models of innovative and successful approaches are urgently needed. This volume presents a collection of compelling and empirically rich research studies that showcases innovative developments in the practice of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The studies focus on three interrelated areas: learners, teachers, and applications of new technologies. Specifically, the studies explore methods for fostering learner-centred classrooms, autonomous learners, intercultural learning, the role of teacher views and identities, the nature of a 'middle ground' approach, and technologies that accommodate the unique aspects of the Chinese language, with new options for mobile and interactive learners. Providing both inspiration and practical models for language practitioners and researchers, it offers a vital resource for teachers' professional development, and for pre-service teacher education.

Author Biography

Robyn Moloney is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Macquarie University. She teaches Languages Methodology to pre-service language teachers, and supervises doctoral projects in language issues. Her research interests focus on language teacher development, intercultural learning, heritage language learners, and Chinese language education in Australia. She has many years' previous experience as a secondary school teacher of various languages.Dr Hui Ling Xu is a Senior Lecturer of Chinese Studies in the Department of International Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney. She has extensive tertiary foreign language teaching experience and broad research interests including descriptive linguistics, second language acquisition, teaching Chinese as a foreign language, Chinese heritage language education, and the use of innovative education technology.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Taking the initiative to innovate: Pedagogies for Chinese as a foreign language.- Chapter 2 Australian Language Policy and the learning and teaching of Chinese.- Chapter 3 Principles and innovation design: CLIL units in Chinese.- Chapter 4 Fostering effective CFL education through autonomous learning: Learners' perspectives.- Chapter 5 Maximising language socialization and learning strategies through study abroad in China.- Chapter 6 Intercultural competence in tertiary learners of Chinese as a foreign language: Analysis of an innovative learning task.- Chapter 7 Developing interculturally-oriented teaching resources in CFL: Meeting the challenge.- Chapter 8 –: Complementary peer learning in the multilingual L2 Chinese classroom through tandem translation.- Chapter 9 Teacher personal practical knowledge as a foundation for innovative practice: Narratives of returnee teachers of CFL in overseas contexts.- Chapter 10 CFL teacher identity construction: A core element of future innovative practice.- Chapter 11 The innovative and challenge of a Content and Language Integrated Learning approach to CFL in one Australian primary school.- Chapter 12 Task-based Chinese as a Foreign language (CFL) in Second Life for Beginner Learners and Educators.- Chapter 13 Digital tools for Chinese character acquisition and their impact on student motivation.- Chapter 14 Innovative learning design for online language learning: A systems design framework.

Feature

Provides the first collection of urgently needed innovative pedagogies for the Chinese language teacher community, for use in many international teaching contexts The first book to offer studies on Chinese language teaching and learning with an explicit focus on the three crucial areas: learners, teachers and technologies Features research-based classroom studies of interest and practical value to practitioners, researchers, and teacher educators Positions the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language within the broader context of contemporary theoretical changes in education and language pedagogy by considering intercultural language learning and the use of technologies in language learning

Details ISBN9812877711 Short Title EXPLORING INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY Language English ISBN-10 9812877711 ISBN-13 9789812877710 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 370.711 Series Multilingual Education Year 2015 Pages 271 Imprint Springer Verlag, Singapore Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore Edited by Hui Ling Xu Edition 1st Illustrations 23 Illustrations, black and white; X, 271 p. 23 illus. DOI 10.1007/978-981-287-772-7 Series Number 15 Author Hui Ling Xu Birth 1960 Affiliation Beijing Hospital Of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Position illustrator Qualifications PhD. Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition Description 1st ed. 2016 Publication Date 2015-11-17 Alternative 9789811013072 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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