Re-imagining the Teaching Materials & Pedagogy of International Chinese Teaching and Promoting the Dissemination of Chinese Language and Culture – the 10th International Conference on Teaching and Learning Chinese Commences in Shenyang

Following the conference theme of “New Teaching Materials and Pedagogy in International Chinese Teaching and Learning”, this year’s conference was carried out in an innovative pattern in order to emphasize the teaching experience of elite foreign Chinese teachers. The conference was comprised of keynote lectures, seminars, sub-forums and some international Chinese language demonstration classes. At the same time, an International Chinese Teaching and Learning Resources Exhibition and a presentation on New Products of International Chinese Teaching and Learning were hosted concurrently so as to provide delegates with a broader stage for communication and enable them to share teaching experience and resources. Over 60 representatives of Chinese teaching and learning material publishers, as well as representatives from research and development institutions of Chinese teaching and learning products attended the aforementioned promotional activities.

The signing ceremony for the cooperative agreement between Hanban and NP&M

After the opening ceremony, NP&M and Hanban held a strategic cooperative agreement signing ceremony. The two sides will establish a strategic partnership in regards to international Chinese teaching and learning resources and plan to jointly drive forward the promotion of Chinese language and culture. NP&M is the first listed pilot publisher in China approved by the pilot project of the structural reform of culture of the Central Party Committee. Zhang Jiang, Member of Standing Committee of CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and Chief of Department of Propaganda of Liaoning Provincial Committee are of the opinion that this agreement is an important step in Liaoning's participation in the “Chinese Culture Going Abroad” strategy, will increase the rate of international promotion of the Chinese language and culture, and will contribute greatly to the development of cultural work in Liaoning.

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Official Website of the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching