The construction of the curriculum system of teaching chinese to speakers of other languages for undergraduate students—a case study on zhejiang province

Abstract

With the rapid development of the Chinese economy, people are becoming interested in learning Chinese. Courses on teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages (TCSOL) have been gaining attention. However, given that TCSOL is new area of study, problems have emerged, such as conflicting perspectives in the curriculum for undergraduate students. To strengthen the construction of the undergraduate curriculum of the TCSOL system and to properly train TCSOL learners, 448 participants were invited to fill out a questionnaire and 40 TCSOL teachers and undergraduate students in Zhejiang Province were interviewed. By investigating and analyzing the current landscape of professional development, the four major problems in the construction of the professional curriculum system are discussed. Suggestions for the faculty and school administrators are also proposed.