First, teaching Chinese as a foreign language is a "sunrise" industry. On the one hand, the global "Chinese fever" continues to heat up, and Chinese is gradually becoming a powerful language. At present, there are more than 30 million people learning Chinese around the world; 20 10 year is expected to reach 1 100 million. At present, the gap of overseas teachers of Chinese as a foreign language is 6.5438+0 million; By 20 10, there will be more than 4 million Chinese teachers in the world.

. Time magazine commented on the growing "Chinese fever": "If you want to surpass others, learn Chinese." 2. On the other hand, the history of teaching Chinese as a foreign language in New China is short, and many aspects need to be improved. In terms of teachers, the level of teachers is uneven and there is a lack of high-quality teachers; In terms of teaching materials, some teaching materials are compiled at will, lacking in science, and there is no unified standard to check them; In terms of theoretical construction, the leaders in charge of teaching Chinese as a foreign language in most schools and the teachers engaged in teaching Chinese as a foreign language have a weak sense of discipline, and do not pay attention to the theoretical construction of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, and do not pay attention to integrating the strengths of different disciplines to serve the construction of teaching Chinese as a foreign language; In understanding, most schools lack sufficient understanding of the significance of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, and the actual support is not strong. It is precisely because of the existence of various problems that high-quality talents for teaching Chinese as a foreign language are urgently needed. Secondly, the development of teaching Chinese as a foreign language is a national and ethnic undertaking. I wonder if you have calculated how much it will cost you to learn an English word? I wonder if it has ever occurred to you that English-speaking countries earn hundreds of millions of "foreign exchange" from Chinese people every year just for English education. I wonder if it has ever occurred to you that Hollywood movies are actually a language policy of the United States? Professor Li Yuming, Director of the Department of Language and Information Management of the Ministry of Education, wrote such an article: Language Power and Language Power. He pointed out that in theory, all languages are equal, but in reality, there are strong and weak languages. The power of a language is directly proportional to the power of the community it belongs to. In the historical opportunity period when the gross national income ranks in the top six in the world and the per capita national income exceeds 1000 US dollars, China should assess the situation and formulate a scientific and grand language strategy, so that language can play a great role in the peaceful rise of the country and ensure that the country will have commensurate language strength when it is strong in the future. The strength of a language is not only a symbol of a country's rise and fall, but also a language that will promote the country's development and strength. Therefore, he put forward strategies and measures to strengthen Chinese: First, improve the social prestige of Putonghua and standardize Chinese characters. Second, speed up the research on language information processing in China. Third, efforts should be made to promote the international spread of Chinese. So, what are the specific major measures in this regard in China? One is to establish Confucius Institutes around the world, the other is to hold the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), and the third is to implement the China Volunteer Program for International Chinese Teachers. For details of these aspects, please refer to relevant materials.

Who is suitable to choose "Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language" as their postgraduate major? I think the following students are suitable for teaching Chinese as a foreign language: undergraduates majoring in Chinese as a foreign language, undergraduates majoring in Chinese, undergraduates majoring in foreign languages, and other liberal arts undergraduates interested in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. I want to emphasize the importance of foreign languages. Mastering at least one mainstream foreign language is an essential skill for everyone who is engaged in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. For foreign language majors, they also need to master a small language, such as Japanese, Korean, French or Spanish. Because in the teaching of "teaching Chinese as a foreign language", we can't ask students to master English, although we hope so. For students in China cultural circle, English is not so easy to master; But what percentage of international students from China cultural circle account for all international students? According to the data I have, it should be nearly 70%. And with the improvement of learning level, this proportion will increase. Among them, South Korea has the largest number, followed by Japan. Mastering more than one foreign language can not only deepen our understanding of the language, but also make it easier to implement the principle of "teaching Chinese as a foreign language" in the actual classroom.