The Establishment of the Centre for Research on Chinese Language and Education
- 2020
- Research
- Centre for Research on Chinese Language and Education
The inauguration ceremony of the Centre for Research on Chinese Language and Education (CRCLE) was held on the occasion of “The Fifth International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language” on 26 July 2019, to celebrate the establishment of CRCLE. The ceremony was chaired by members of The Education University of Hong Kong, including Professor Christina Yu Wai Mui, Associate Vice President (Student Learning); Dr Andy Chin Chi On, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities; Professor Zhu Qingzhi, Chair Professor of the Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL) and Director of CRCLE; Professor Si Chung Mou, Head of CHL; and Dr Liang Yuan, Associate Head of CHL and Associate Director of CRCLE. Also present were scholars and experts from overseas. CRCLE comprises three research groups, focusing on three research areas respectively: Chinese linguistics, Chinese language education, and teaching Chinese as a second language. Currently, CRCLE consists of 24 researchers, six honorary advisors, two PhD students and 17 EdD students.
On 17 and 18 October 2019, the executive committee members of CRCLE paid a visit to the Beijing Language and Culture University and the editorial board of Chinese Teaching in the World. Different parties have reached collaboration agreements on teaching Chinese as a second language, among others. Professor Zhu Qingzhi, Director of CRCLE, presented a Certificate of Invitation to two honorary advisors of CRCLE. The Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) Group of CRCLE visited four universities in Vietnam from 22 to 27 October, namely the University of Languages and International Studies of Vietnam National University, the Foreign Trade University, Hanoi University and Thang Long University. The delegation observed classroom teaching of Chinese characters at these universities, and participated in two seminars, to facilitate internationalisation of teaching Chinese as a second language under the Belt and Road Initiative. An estimated 20 in-service teachers and 300 students will benefit from this project.
CRCLE starts its official function in Room B3-1/F-29.
The Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Group of CRCLE visited universities in Vietnam.
