Fourth International Conference on Chinese Language Education: Promoting the Sustainability of Chinese Language Education Around the World

Over 200 experts, scholars, teachers and language educators from all over the world attended The Fourth International Conference on Chinese Language Education held from 14 to 15 July 2022, organised by the Department of Chinese Language Studies (CHL) of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). During the two-day conference, the participants shared the latest achievements of Chinese language education in recent years and discussed its future direction to promote the development of Chinese language education.

Delivering keynotes addresses were four scholars: Professor John Lee Chi Kin, Vice President (Academic) and Provost of EdUHK; Professor Pamela Leung Pui Wan, Professor (Practice) of CHL of EdUHK; Professor Chew Cheng Hai, former Head of Chinese at the National Institute of Education of Nanyang Technological University; and Professor Lo Ming Tung, Head of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Hong Kong Baptist University. The conference covered a wide array of local and mglobal mtopics, from classical Chinese literature learning to contemporary education perspectives. The conference also featured three symposia and 19 sessions by scholars from Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Thailand and other regions, who exchanged views on new trends in Chinese language education in the regional and global contexts.

The opening of conference was addressed by Professor Chetwyn Chan Che Hin, EdUHK’s Vice President (Research and Development); Professor John Nguyet Erni, EdUHK’s Dean of the Faculty of Humanities; and Dr Liang Yuan, Acting Head of CHL at EdUHK. Professor Chan affirmed the role of experts and scholars sharing research results in promoting the sustainability of Chinese language education around the world. On the same occasion, Professor Erni believed that prospective teachers at EdUHK would be able to learn from the themes of this conference and apply them in their teaching, such as how to apply allusions and history to modern education. Dr Liang reported on the recent work and achievements of the Department in promoting Chinese language education. She also announced EdUHK’s plan to launch a new book series, titled "The Routledge Series on Chinese Language Education", in collaboration with internationally renowned publisher Routledge, to promote the international development of Chinese language education.