(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese students from Central Asia under the epidemic, "teacher with apprentice" and "cloud handle" help Chinese culture spread overseas
China News Agency, Lanzhou, April 10 Question: Chinese students from Central Asia under the epidemic, "teaching students with apprentices" and "cloud handles" to help Chinese culture spread overseas
China News Service reporter Ding Si Liu Yutao
"Thank you very much for the guidance of the seniors, so that we can have such a special way of teaching and understand the difference between studying and living in China in advance." Although not yet enrolled, Aliakbar, a 2019 Central Asian Chinese student freshman from Northwest Normal University, has passed the online class I study for more than one month.
The spread of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic has blocked the return of international students from all over the world, but it has increased their demand and desire to participate in online learning.
At present, Northwest Normal University has more than 100 international students staying in China and 270 overseas, including 65 Central Asian Chinese students of 2019. At the end of February, the school conducted online teaching according to the original schedule for the spring semester of 2020.
"The international students have difficulties in online teaching such as jet lag, internet, and communication platforms. The" Yunzhong Classroom "for new students who have not yet entered the school is even more difficult." Li Hua, deputy dean of the School of International Cultural Exchange of Northwest Normal University, accepted on the 9th A reporter from China News Agency said that the freshmen are all in their own country, and they are not very smooth with the audio and video of Chinese teachers. In addition, most students have a weak Chinese foundation. After entering the online classroom, they do not have the flexibility to teach face to face and are more passive.
"We are exploring the use of hand in hand and teacher-apprentice forms to allow senior students in the same country to tutor freshmen and communicate in their native language. These 'Master Volunteer' students have become a bridge between freshmen and teachers." Li Hua said. The "Hand in Hand Online Teaching Project" for international students launched by the school allows freshmen in Central Asia to feel the warmth of the school and get help in time to learn Chinese.
2016 Kazakhstan international student Rose is one of the "little teacher" volunteers, and freshman Aliakbar is her "student". She is very interested in Chinese culture and teaches her students to be strict and know-how, to answer various questions to satisfy the freshmen's yearning for Chinese life.
Rose without online teaching experience, preview the content of the taught course in advance every day, write lesson plans, take notes, and find related learning videos through the Internet, twice a week, 2-3 hours per class, responsible for 2 freshmen .
"Sometimes the network is very fragile, we will arrange to continue classes at other times, and we must not stop teaching; through the questions raised by freshmen, I can feel the excitement they want to come to China, and we will study hard together." Rose accepted through the network Xinshe reporter said in an interview.
"My dream is to be a teacher. I will bring back the Chinese knowledge I learned and the long Chinese culture to Kazakhstan to let more people understand China. I hope more people in our country can learn Chinese and speak Chinese. "Rose said that this online teaching volunteer activity, let her experience the sense of responsibility as a teacher, accumulated experience, which is helpful to realize the" teacher dream ".
Nowadays, online teaching has become an emergency measure for colleges and universities at home and abroad to respond to the sudden outbreak, and it is also the only way to explore the "Internet + education" wisdom teaching.
From traditional face-to-face teaching to becoming an "internet anchor teacher", Li Hua, who has been teaching foreign students for 22 years, is deeply touched. She said that online teaching is both an opportunity and a challenge for international students. It forced teachers to constantly think about improving teaching methods, choosing multiple teaching platforms to solve the problem of network stalls, making recording and broadcasting classes, innovating classroom bullets and classroom questions There are many ways to "move" the classroom.
"The current epidemic situation, learning continues. Although far away in the world, but through the" cloud "platform, we help each other hand in hand, overcome difficulties, and complete the mission of spreading Chinese culture." Li Hua said. (Finish)