Training Teachers of Chinese in Australia

Shen Chen is a multilingual Teacher Educator in School of Education at University of Newcastle, Australia. He is one of the pioneers of training teachers of Chinese in Australia and a well-known scholar with an international reputation in language education. His contribution has been in the teaching and research of culture in language education and second language teacher education. His publication record includes 10 books and numerous journal articles and conference papers.

• 1. Introduction. A Pedagogical Problem 2. Teaching of Chinese to Speakers of Other Language in a Global Context 3. Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language in Australia 4. Development of Second Language Teacher Education in the West 5. Theoretic Foundations for Training Teachers of Chinese in Australia 6. Curriculum Design for Training Teachers of Chinese in Universities 7. Implementation and Evaluation of Training Programmes in Universities 8. Professional Development for Teachers of Chinese in Schools 9. Conclusion: Training Teachers of Chinese at Crossroads

"This book is the culmination of decades of experience and expertise of an accomplished scholar in education with international reputation, a dedicated teacher of Chinese language and culture to native speakers of English, and a talented professional trainer of Chinese language teachers in Australia and other countries."Ping Chen, Professor and Chair in Chinese Studies, The University of Queensland"This splendid book is the first seriously to identify and research issues relevant to second-language teachers of Chinese. In my opinion, there are very few people with more experience and understanding of second-language teaching of Chinese than Professor Chen Shen."Colin Mackerras, Professor Emeritus, Griffith University