Review of “A Survey of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language”
Reviewed by Qianrui Chen
Summary in English
The publication of A Survey of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, edited by Zhao Jinming, marks an important milestone in the history of the discipline of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. The book consists of ten chapters and the main body has 516 pages. It discusses the discipline characteristics, basic theories that Teaching Chinese as a Second Language refers to, instructional design and syllabi, teaching methods and teaching materials, the acquisition and testing of Chinese as a Second Language, Chinese language research, and the application of modern technologies.
Compiled by experts in each of these fields, it covers multidisciplinary body of
knowledge, which those who engage in teaching Chinese as a second language would
need and appreciate a lot. This book is applicable to undergraduates and
postgraduates in this discipline and could also serve as teaching material for
the training of Chinese language teachers. At the same time, it is an important
reference for researchers in the Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language.