Chinese Language Teaching Research. Issue 1

Author: Editorial Committee of "Journal of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages" (Shanghai Normal University)
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: With the continuous deepening of China's reform and opening-up and the significant improvement of China's international status, the importance of Chinese language has become increasingly prominent worldwide, bringing rare development opportunities to China's field of teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages (TCSOL). As an independent discipline, TCSOL has seen its research directions and content becoming increasingly clear, its academic connotation continuously enriched, its teaching and research teams growing stronger, and its research outcomes becoming more abundant, achieving substantial progress. As a new and rapidly developing discipline, TCSOL urgently needs a platform to showcase its achievements. However, there are very few specialized academic journals dedicated to TCSOL research, which cannot meet the demands of the discipline's development and the need for researchers and educators to publish their findings and engage in academic exchange.
Shanghai Normal University has long been engaged in TCSOL research and teaching, possessing strong academic capabilities and extensive academic influence. At the dawn of the 21st century, establishing such a journal would not only further enhance the global influence of the Chinese language and promote the development of TCSOL but also elevate the academic status of the discipline and refine its theoretical foundations.
"Journal of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages" is committed to the principle of "promoting TCSOL teaching and research both domestically and internationally, promptly reflecting the latest achievements and academic trends in the field of Chinese language teaching and research, comprehensively improving the academic level of teaching and research teams in TCSOL, and providing a platform for academic discussions, research, and theoretical innovation." It aims to make positive and greater contributions to the development of TCSOL in China in the areas of discipline construction, academic research, Chinese language teaching, and cultural teaching.