China News Service, Hefei, August 22, title: Overseas Chinese educators: Utilize the advantages of online education to cultivate more teachers
China News Agency reporter Zhang Jun Zhao Qiang
The 2021 online Chinese cultural paradise "Canada Park" event is going online on the 22nd.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, online education has become the main method of overseas Chinese education. Many overseas Chinese education practitioners said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency that they must give full play to the advantages and opportunities of online education to train more Chinese education teachers. strength.
Cheng Long is the president of the Canadian Chinese Teachers Association. He has taught in many universities in China, the United States and Canada. He has been engaged in Chinese education and overseas communication of Chinese culture for more than 10 years.
He believes that online education is very suitable for the development of overseas Chinese education.
Take Canada as an example. Due to the large area and sparse population, Chinese residents are relatively scattered, and the advantage of online teaching across space is very significant.
In addition, online education also contributes to the cultivation of teachers for Chinese education.
Cheng Long said that at present, the Canadian Chinese Teachers Association has reached strategic cooperation with Beijing Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University and other universities. College students who are interested in Chinese education can conduct internships through online teaching, and use excellent domestic teachers to drive local Canadians. Chinese teaching.
He believes that Chinese education is not only language teaching, but also to cultivate students' cross-cultural communication skills.
Ren Yanhong is the president of Canadian Chinese Education Association.
She believes that online education provides a good platform for Chinese teachers, and the teaching resources among teachers are exchanged and enriched.
"In the future, there will be no shortage of online teaching, but in the end it will be a combination of online and offline." Ren Yanhong said that the development of overseas Chinese education depends on the efforts of parents and teachers on the one hand, and on the other ) The country’s help and support are inseparable, and the Chinese Cultural Paradise is a very good event.
Jing Li, a teacher of the International Education College of Anhui Normal University, has been engaged in Chinese education for nearly 30 years. She believes that the online and offline teaching mode will be the normal teaching in the future, and the content of traditional culture should be expanded in the teaching process.
"In the past, how to teach interactive educational content, such as opera, traditional dance, and traditional musical instruments, still needs to be continuously explored."
Zhang Derang, Dean of the School of International Education of Anhui Normal University, said that overseas Chinese education should use the advantages of online education to strengthen teacher training. More teaching skills and methods".
Zhang Derang suggested that overseas Chinese education should not only rely on Chinese education institutions, but also cooperate with overseas governments, universities, enterprises, etc., to develop cooperative education, integrate education, commerce, technology, etc., to form more cooperative projects. "At present, many Chinese companies go global and can carry out overseas Chinese education and cultural exchanges according to their needs." Zhang Derang said that the demand for overseas Chinese education is gradually increasing, so it is necessary to train more Chinese education teachers. (over)