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Strategies Employed in Teaching Mandarin Chinese as a Foreign Language: A Case Study of Local Instructors in Botswana (84427)
Session Chair: Duna Raletsatsi
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Tuesday, 7 January 2025 18:05
Session: Session 2
Room: Live-Stream Room 5
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
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The teaching of Mandarin Chinese was first introduced in Botswana in 2009 through the Confucius Institute and at that time, there were only Native Mandarin Chinese teachers. However, in recent years, the teaching of Mandarin Chinese by local instructors has been witnessed across the country. Since the field of teaching Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language is relatively new in Botswana, there has been a lack of research in exploring strategies employed by local instructors to overcome the challenges they encounter. This article therefore, seeks to examine strategies employed in teaching Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language by local instructors in Botswana. This qualitative study was a case study and data was collected through questionnaires with 8 local Mandarin Chinese instructors. The study revealed that the strategies include continuously working on improving language proficiency through various Mandarin Chinese activities, using native language to explain certain Mandarin Chinese concepts, staying connected to the experience of students in order to tailor better teaching methods, making students aware that the acquisition of a language is continuous even for instructors and engaging in research that focuses on the teaching of Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language. This study has significant implications not only for classroom teaching practice but also for teacher professional development.
Authors:
Duna Raletsatsi, University of Botswana, Botswana
About the Presenter(s)
Ms Duna Raletsatsi is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University of Botswana in Botswana
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