China News Agency, Wenzhou, May 31 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) "Overseas Chinese schools are facing challenges under the epidemic, but the epidemic is also a process of'big waves'. A group of outstanding Chinese schools have grown up through this." Professor of School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University Li Minghuan, a distinguished professor of the Overseas Chinese and Chinese Research Institute of Jinan University, said that in the post-epidemic era, how Chinese schools can give full play to their strengths and seize opportunities in challenges are issues that require serious consideration.
Recently, the first European Symposium on Chinese Education was held.
Many participating experts, scholars, and Chinese education practitioners shared their views and thoughts on how Chinese schools seek better development in the post-epidemic era.
Li Minghuan said that the online education spawned by the epidemic vigorously expands overseas markets and poses a challenge to overseas Chinese schools.
However, there is no substitute for the localized resources and localized teaching characteristics of Chinese schools. In this regard, we can think carefully and give full play to our strengths.
"No matter how the situation changes, bilingual talents and talents who understand both local and Chinese culture are needed at home and abroad." She pointed out that in the post-epidemic era, how can Chinese school teachers integrate online and offline teaching and how to adapt teaching materials The needs of overseas society and how Chinese schools can transform and upgrade to cultivate talents who can meet the development needs of the international situation is a question worthy of consideration.
Professor Wu Yinghui, Dean and Professor of the Institute of Chinese Language Education, Beijing Language and Culture University, pointed out that in the context of the world's unprecedented changes in a century and the new crown epidemic raging around the world, China's development and the improvement of comprehensive national strength provide a major opportunity for the future development of Chinese education. .
However, many overseas Chinese schools still face difficulties and problems such as weak teachers, lack of high-quality teaching resources, insufficient school funding, and low integration into the national education system of the host country.
He suggested training professional Chinese education teachers, compiling high-quality, digital Chinese education textbooks, striving for the recognition of Chinese education qualifications by the host country's government, enhancing the level of collaboration and construction in the Chinese education industry, so as to promote the rapid and healthy development of Chinese education in the world.
“The epidemic has affected the source of students and teachers of overseas Chinese schools, but it also provides the best opportunity for transformation and upgrading.” Zhao Jian, deputy director and professor of the Training Center of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, pointed out that online teaching is popularized and the content of courses is infused with Chinese cultural elements. In the context of other teaching, Chinese schools should strengthen their professionalism.
Combining with the development practice of overseas Chinese schools under the epidemic situation, the vice dean of Wenzhou University’s Overseas Chinese College, Kui Li, pointed out that the principals of Chinese schools should enhance competence building, especially focusing on the standardization and informatization development of Chinese schools.
In her view, the principal’s competence includes the feelings and sense of mission for Chinese education, teaching professional ability and innovative consciousness, high vision and big pattern, standardized construction of school management, and the inheritance and training of second-generation principals.
Combining his 20 years of working experience, Pan Shili, the principal of the Florence Chinese School in Italy, suggested that overseas Chinese schools should establish long-term school goals and confidence, and at the same time develop and integrate into the local area, and carry out more inter-school exchanges between similar or similar Chinese schools to improve together. Teaching Quality.
"In the future, Chinese schools should improve the interactivity and effectiveness of online courses, and also expand the source of students, not only for the children of overseas Chinese, but also for international friends who love Chinese culture." Chen Jianyong, president of the Italian Oriental Language Institute, also pointed out that tailoring measures to local conditions and teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is also necessary. It is very important that the teaching materials need to be more suitable for the actual situation of the students, and the Chinese school should carry out more offline exchange activities.
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