孔子学院英文PPt

Institute Faculty
• Professors from universities in the U.S. and China • Senior and experienced local Chinese language teachers • Experts in teaching technology and resource Trainees(实习生） • Chinese language teachers at K-12schools（幼儿园
Definition
Confucius Institute is not a general sense of the university, but rather the promotion of Chinese culture, education and cultural institutions, is a nonprofit social welfare institutions. It also has another definition that Confucius Institute is nonprofit public institution that aim to promote Chinese language and culture, support local Chinese teaching internationally, as well as facilitating（促 进） cultural exchanges.
Content
• Organize some cultural exchanges and cooperation and hold some exhibitions; • Provide professional training and giving teaching resources to Chinese language teachers in primary schools, high schools and colleges; • Administer the Chinese test and certify ability to teach Chinese; • Sponsor academic activities, Chinese competitions and other cultural exchanges.
Scope of activities
• Offer Chinese courses on different levels (for primary, secondary and college students as well as adults); • Hold lectures on Chinese culture, history, politics, economics etc; • Show Chinese movies and TV programs; • Provide consulting services for individuals wishing to study in China; • Provide reference materials for the educational and other professional indiv百度文库duals; • Organize seminars or workshops on Chinese calligraphy, music, go-chess, cooking and Tai-chiquan.
History
After establishing a pilot institute in Tashkent（塔什干）, Uzbekistan （乌兹别克斯坦）, in June 2004, the first Confucius Institute opened on 21 November 2004 in Seoul（首尔）, South Korea. Hundreds more have since opened in dozens of countries around the world with the highest concentration of Institutes in the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
Some Directors ’Attitudes
• A sound plan is essential to the sustainable development of the CI. • All the directors believe that the CI should Help the local community to develop Chinese teaching • Deepen international cooperation and improve the quality of faculty and textbooks • Promote cultural and economic exchange
Confucius Institute Headquarters
Hanban（汉办）/Confucius Institute Headquarters （孔 子学院总部）located in Beijing, it goes all out in meeting the demands of foreign Chinese learners and contributing to the development of multiculturalism（多元文化） and the building of a harmonious world.
Development
As of July 2013, there were 327 Confucius Institutes in 93 countries and regions. The Ministry of Education estimates 100 million people overseas may be learning Chinese by 2010 and the program is continuing rapid expansion to keep pace. Hanban （汉办）aims to establish 1,000 Confucius Institutes by 2020.The rapid expansion of Confucius Institutes has led to a backlash, especially in the United States and other Western countries.
Reasons
• First of all, the most of the boycott and criticism suffered by Confucius Institute is due to the highly politicized action, which does not fit with the American customs. • Secondly, the immature and ineffective culture output mode makes it harder for Confucius Institute. For one thing, the school-running patterns, curriculum settings and teaching materials in different Confucius Institutes are quite different. • Thirdly, the image of our country is the biggest stumping block for Confucius Institute. Despite the huge growth of Chinese economy, Chinese speed didn’t get recognition from the world.
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• Chinese language teachers at weekend/evening schools • Those who want to teach Chinese in a foreign country
Functions
• To make policies and development plans for promoting Chinese language internationally • To support Chinese language programs at educational institutions of various types and levels in other countries • To draft international Chinese teaching standards and develop and promote Chinese language teaching materials
Solution
We should surmount our differences in social system and ideology, respect one another, seek common ground and shelve differences and enhance our mutually beneficial cooperation. Our disputes should be appropriately solved through dialogue on the basis of equality and mutual respect.
Challenges
• In 2012 Visa controversy （风波） U.S. state Department（美国国务院） issued a public notice ：They said the institutes need to apply for U.S. academic accreditation.（美国学术评审机构） It also said many teachers at the institutes were violated the terms of their visas and need to return home to reapply for proper accreditation • In 2014 American Association of University Professors（美国大学教授协会）, a nonprofit organization committed to preserving Academic Freedom and maintaining high standards of academic and moral excellence in American universities . It said CI violated the Academic Freedom and they didn’t want American universities continue cooperating with China.
Confucius Institute
The Times Background of Establishment of Confucius Institutes
• In international arena，lots of cultural institutions and organizations founded in many countries • In the domestic, meeting the demand of enhancement（增强） of national cultural soft power • Following the tendency of cultural globalization