Dec.18,2012
At the invitation of Institute of Foreign Language Teaching, Prof. Hong Lijian came to Zhejiang University and delivered a lecture entitled “Talk on International Chinese” on December 4, 2012.
In the lecture, Prof. Hong stated his idea of International Chinese from different aspects, such as cultural integration and language contact. Due to internationalization and diversification, he also pointed out that we should attach importance to Chinese distributed in different communities over the world, as well as research on Chinese teaching theories and practice in these areas. Moreover, he introduced the present situation of Chinese teaching in Australia and gave his suggestions to the students who are on the way to Chinese teaching. At last, teachers and students who attended the lecture had a lively discussion with Prof. Hong. The lecture was really beneficial, which enlarged the horizons of all participants.
Prof. Hong graduated from Wuhan University as English major and got his doctor’s degree at the Institute of Thought History, Academy of Social Sciences, ANU (Australian National University). After his graduation, he has been teaching Chinese in Monash University (one of the largest national universities in Australia) for 20 years. With his rich experience in teaching, he once was the director of International Chinese Center in the university. Now, he is the vice-president of Chinese Teaching Academy at universities in Australia and the chief editor of Research Review of China in Australia.
(Translated by XIE Linzi)
