The Teachers from TAG-Confucius Institute Participate in the First Chinese Language Teaching Seminar in Jordan

On June 10, 2016, the first Chinese language teaching seminar in Jordan was held in the Confucius Institute at Philadelphia University under the patronage of the cultural counselor Mr. Yang Ronghao, which was sponsored by Chinese Embassy to Jordan and organized by Confucius Institute at Philadelphia University.

Twenty three Chinese language teachers from TAG-Confucius Institute, the University of Jordan, Yarmouk University, Islamic Educational College, Military Foreign Languages Institute, Mashrek International School and Confucius Institute at Philadelphia University participated in the seminar. The correspondents of Xinhua News Agency made a live report.

The cultural counselor Mr. Yang Ronghao said in his speech that Chinese Embassy to Jordan has always been showing care for Chinese language teaching in Jordan and expressed great thanks to all the Chinese teachers for their hard work and remarkable achievements in Chinese language teaching and cultural exchange. He hoped all the teachers would enrich teaching experience by studying teaching methods and teaching theories and learning from each other. The embassy will provide support in all aspects.

The seminar included such discussion topics as Chinese characters, grammar, pronunciation and intonation, textbooks, teaching methods, teaching strategies, class management, kids teaching and adults teaching, HSK/YCT test, Chinese culture and so on. The teachers discussed actively and heatedly.

The seminar catered to the new demands for Chinese language teaching in Jordan and made a comprehensive summary of Chinese language teaching in the past. Some issues were focused on to find better solutions. The seminar contributed to further development of Chinese language teaching in Jordan.