A Study of CFL Teacher Competency in the U.S.: An Overview of Professional Guidelines, Resources, and Standards

• 作者: Gang LIU Haixia WANG Lingjing LUO Shunqin LI
• 来源期刊: 汉语教学方法与技术
• 学科: 社会科学
• 关键词: Chinese as a foreign language TEACHER COMPETENCY STANDARDS GUIDELINES PROFESSIONAL development
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（2）
• 页码范围: 68-77
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: G

摘要

Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) is a critical language in the United States, and the importance to have competent CFL teachers has been more and more realized. However, the literature does not show sufficient research on CFL teacher competency. To fill the gap, a series of exploratory research studies are initiated. As a part of the initiation, this study overviews the professional guidelines, resources, standards and requirements for CFL education in the U.S. at the national and state levels. The findings will be useful for designing teacher education program and teacher training program. In addition, student teachers, pre-service teachers, and in-service teachers can also use them as great references for their academic and/or professional development.