香港教育大學

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• High level of Chinese proficiency: one sentence and two languages;
• Have a deep understanding of Chinese language, literature and culture;
• Teaching Chinese Language in Hong Kong Secondary Schools and Primary Schools;
• Teaching Chinese Language with relevant IT knowledge and skills;
• Have the ability to learn for life and appreciate different values, social and cultural values;
• Working with parents, colleagues, school administrators and other professionals; and
• Understand the current education issues in Hong Kong and actively respond to various educational reforms.

course features

• In response to the needs of Chinese teaching in Hong Kong, we will balance the development of students' knowledge and abilities in language, literature, culture and language teaching.
• Integrating Putonghua learning elements, developing students' fluent Chinese language skills and developing students' ability to teach Chinese in Putonghua, this course is dedicated to assisting students in achieving university-related language policy requirements when they graduate.
• Set up an immersion course to allow students to study at a domestic university, experience the connotation of literary culture in a culturally rich environment, and improve the oral English ability to understand the development of Chinese language education in the Mainland.
• Both subject knowledge and subject teaching are equally important, allowing students to develop their teaching skills and explore effective Chinese teaching methods in a step-by-step manner. In line with the students' interests and needs, they provide Putonghua teaching and "universal education" training.
• Systematic development of students' educational professional abilities, including school visits, school assignments, and teaching internships.
• Comprehensive secondary and primary school teaching training will be provided and students will be assigned to secondary and primary schools for teaching internships.

Employment prospects / professional qualifications

Chinese is the first language of Hong Kong students, and the Chinese Language Department is one of the learning areas of Hong Kong school curriculum. Therefore, there is a great demand for high quality Chinese language teachers in Hong Kong. The graduates of this course have a wealth of academic and professional knowledge and a good career prospect. They can obtain the "Hong Kong Registered Teacher" qualification and become a qualified Chinese language teacher. In addition to serving as professional teachers, graduates can also use their subject knowledge and intelligence skills to develop in various industries, such as government departments, news organizations, and publishing houses.