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EdUHK Hosts International Conference to

Promote International Chinese Language Teaching
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subject area. Speakers also had numerous discussions on the
Over 150 experts, scholars and educators International Baccalaureate (IB) concept in relation to teaching
gathered at The Education University of Hong Chinese as a second language.
Kong (EdUHK) on 28 May 2016 for the 2nd
International Conference on Teaching Chinese Conference chairperson Professor Si Chung-mou, Head of CHL,
as a Second Language – The IB Philosophy and said that the conference had brought together internationally
Chinese Language Teaching. renowned scholars to explore the latest developments in teaching
Chinese as a second language.

“EdUHK will strive for excellence in areas related to Chinese
The event was organised by the Department of Chinese Language linguistics, language education, teaching Chinese as a second
Studies (CHL) and the Master of Arts in Teaching Chinese as an language and related research, achieving a world-leading standard
International Language programme at EdUHK, and co-organised and becoming a teaching and research hub with international
by the School of Chinese at the University of Hong Kong. The influence,” said Professor Si.
conference attracted participants from around the world,
Keynote speakers at the conference included Professor Yuan Bo-
including mainland China, Hong Kong, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Korea,
ping from the University of Cambridge and Dr Wang Xiao-ping, the
Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,
Chief Chinese Adviser of the English Schools Foundation in Hong
Thailand and Vietnam.
Kong. Apart from the experts and scholars in attendance, frontline
At the conference, experts and scholars of teaching Chinese as teachers from international schools also participated, and 66
a second language from countries around the world discussed papers were presented.
the current situation, innovations in and development of the

Professor Si Chung-mou Professor Yuan Bo-ping from the University of Cambridge

Group photo taken in the conference
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