194 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
194 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book integrates culture and authenticity into Chinese classroom practice through exploring the potential of contemporary TV drama as teaching and learning materials for intercultural Chinese language teaching and learning.
In addressing the four main challenges in culture teaching in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL), this book focuses on precisely this area of pedagogical... Read more
Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Moving beyond traditions and traditional teaching of TCFL
- Theoretical understanding of culture, language and culture, intercultural communicative competence
- Teaching Chinese culture
- Contemporary TV drama as authentic materials
- Integrating an intercultural focus
- Combing culture and language
- Refreshing TCFL pedagogy
Index
Biography
Lingfen Zhang has obtained her PhD in education from The University of Melbourne in Australia, and her MA in Chinese linguistics from the School of Chinese as a Second Language at Peking University in China. She has gained teaching experience at several Chinese and Australian institutions including Peking University, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Queensland. She has a strong research interest in intercultural communication and culture teaching in Chinese as foreign language education.
