China Overseas Chinese Network, July 6th, according to the American "Qiaobao" report, Huangfu Junjie has packed his luggage and is about to return to China from New York in the United States, ending his two years of graduate study, but he knows that he teaches foreigners to learn Chinese and spread The "journey" of Chinese culture is far from over.

  "I hope to answer their questions and let them know a real China while teaching Chinese." Before going to the United States, Huangfu Junjie did not think about it. His "students" include New York University students, Chinese teenagers, UN officials, Broadway. Actors, and executive chefs of five-star hotels who like to drink Chinese tea. "With the help of language learning, we understand each other's culture and get closer to each other."

From the university classroom to the "Chinese corner" in the Chinese restaurant

  In 2018, 27-year-old Huangfu Junjie pressed the "pause button" for the host of Zhejiang TV Station and chose to go to New York University to study.

  During his studies, Huangfu Junjie learned that New York University's "Free Expression" Language Learning Alliance is a language learning class for teachers and students of the school. As long as you have the willingness to learn, you can learn the language you want to learn in most cases. The teaching position of this course is for graduate students and above.

  At the beginning of 2019, Huangfu Junjie was invited to become a teacher of Chinese classes at New York University, teaching students intermediate and advanced courses, and most of the students who come here to study have a certain basis of Chinese learning. He shared with students how to use rhetorical questions and similar words, and how to speak in Chinese confidently.

  Although he is used to standing on the stage and expressing his ideas fluently to many audiences, Huangfu Junjie still feels a little nervous while standing on the podium of the American classroom and saying "non-native language". "There will be Chinese thinking in my head, and when it is expressed in English, I will also have a "stuck" situation, and it takes a while to adapt slowly."

  Different from other Chinese teachers, Huangfu Junjie gives full play to his professional background of undergraduate broadcasting and hosts, and teaches pronunciation methods to students. For example, when pronouncing tongue sounds, where should the tip of the tongue meet? "No matter what stage the learner has the problem of Chinese pronunciation. The standard pronunciation can make the pronunciation understood by the Chinese, which can enhance the confidence of language learners and make them willing to learn and communicate."

  Huangfu Junjie was pleased that the students of New York University used to choose Spanish and French, and now more and more people choose to learn Chinese.

  "In the city of New York, different languages ​​and cultures collide with each other here and merge with each other." Huangfu Junjie continues to expand his Chinese teaching scope. In September 2019, he opened a Chinese learning community outside the school-"Chinese Up", Following the method of opening an "English corner" in China, a "Chinese corner" is opened in New York. He brings together people who are interested in Chinese culture, have worked or studied in China, and want to travel to China.

  Different from the traditional classroom: Huangfu Junjie does not know what kind of people are coming to participate in community activities every time. He shares practical Chinese with students in different scenarios such as asking directions, ordering food, and celebrating the Spring Festival. Chinese related to current hot topics, such as "New Crown Pneumonia", "Hot Summer", etc.; offline events are usually held in Chinese restaurants, combining Chinese learning with Chinese food, restaurant chefs will introduce Chinese food and the Chinese food contained therein Culture, everyone tastes good food and communicates with each other.

  In the teaching process, Huangfu Junjie always encountered some questions that he had never thought about, and many times he could not answer them. For example, "table, chair, bun", why add "sub", why can't you just say "table, chair, bag"; what is the difference between "suddenly" and "suddenly"..."This is also a challenge for me, let I rethink Chinese learning and application."

Learn about each other’s culture with language learning

  In one class, Huangfu Junjie and his classmates exchanged the topic of "how to comfort others". Through language, he felt the cultural difference. "Chinese people say don’t be sad or sad when they comfort others. The word "don't" hope people forget it as soon as possible and let things pass as soon as possible, but when Americans comfort people, they hope to face the things that have already happened. Express empathic emotions such as regrets and apologies."

  "I hope to use my classroom and the Chinese learning sharing community to let more people know about a real China." Huangfu Junjie often shares topics of interest with his classmates, such as "leftover women", "heavy men over light girls", etc. , "Starting from their doubts, let students understand a certain phenomenon more comprehensively, objectively and truly."

  During the new crown epidemic, Huangfu Junjie moved the Chinese community activities online, and they shared one week’s experience with each other and learned Chinese together; he also opened a “New York balcony diary” on new media such as Weibo and Douyin to communicate with Chinese parents Sharing with the international students the life of the international students during the epidemic and reducing their worries is, in his words, "homestead, not home".

  Huangfu Junjie regrets that New York University failed to hold a grand graduation ceremony at Yankee Stadium as it did in previous years. "If it is possible to do it again, I hope to invite my parents to participate together and ask them to witness this important moment of my life. I will lead them to visit my campus and the city I am familiar with."

  Huangfu Junjie lives on Roosevelt Island. He knows he won’t take the subway and cable cars for a long time, but he knows that his Chinese teaching work in the United States will continue. "My friends in New York will continue to organize offline activities in the Chinese community, and there are Chinese students who want to join in. And when I return to China, I will make better use of the Internet platform to provide assistance, and at the same time actively develop languages ​​that are more suitable for local people to learn. Textbook. All this is just beginning..." (Ling Yun)