CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN GERMAN UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND OPTIMISATION APPROACHES

Autor(i)

  • Lei Wang Adjunct Lecturer, Centre for Language and Intercultural Competence, Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejfl.v9i3.6087

Ključne riječi:

Germany, universities of applied sciences, Chinese language teaching, textbook, sustainability, professionally-oriented education

Sažetak

Taking universities of applied sciences in Germany as the research context, this study analyses the core challenges faced by Chinese language courses in terms of setting teaching objectives, structuring textbook content, adopting teaching methods, and ensuring course sustainability, based on the authors’ teaching practices and observations. The study finds that, although the existing textbooks are academically rigorous, their career-oriented design does not sufficiently address the professional development needs of local students. Moreover, the use of certain fonts may hinder beginners' cognitive acquisition in learning Chinese character writing. In addition, the administrative requirement of a ‘minimum number of students’ poses difficulties in maintaining continuity in teaching programmes, which not only disrupts the systematic nature of language learning but also dampens student motivation. To address these issues, the article proposes a multidimensional approach involving the reconstruction of teaching materials, institutional adjustments, and the optimisation of pedagogical details. The aim is to promote the high-quality and sustainable development of Chinese language courses in universities of applied sciences, and to provide practical support for the deeper integration of Chinese and German cultural education.

 

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Biografija autora

  • Lei Wang, Adjunct Lecturer, Centre for Language and Intercultural Competence, Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany
    Lei Wang is a university lecturer specialising in Chinese language teaching. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Nanjing University of Economics and Finance, a Master's degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Yangzhou University, and a Doctoral degree from the Institute for the History of Natural Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Since 2007, she has been actively engaged in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. She is currently affiliated with Hof University of Applied Sciences in Germany, where she serves as an adjunct lecturer for Chinese language courses. Her research interests lie in vocational Chinese language instruction and the teaching of cross-cultural business etiquette.

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2025-06-22

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Svezak 9 Br. 3 (2025)

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