Seminar on Teaching Chinese to Multicultural Students: Experiences from Mainland China

Teaching Chinese as a Second Language to Students from Multicultural Backgrounds: Experiences from Mainland China

Date: 14 May 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00-4:30 PM
Location: Room 646, 6th Floor, Ming Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Speaker: Professor Nie Daxin, Associate Professor, School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University
Moderator: Professor Tai Chung Pui, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong; Director of CACLER

Abstract: This lecture reviews the historical experiences of teaching Chinese as a second language to ethnic minority students in Mainland China, focusing on practical explorations in textbook development, curriculum design, teacher training, and teaching methods. Through real-world cases and macro-level data, it presents the evolution from scattered exploration to a systematic approach, summarizing core experiences such as adapting to local conditions, bilingualism (Mandarin and minority languages), and differentiated instruction. It also compares the similarities and differences in bilingual education across regions, providing a reference for understanding language education in a multicultural context.

About the speaker: Nie Daxin, Associate Professor, School of Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing Normal University; Deputy Director, National Language Promotion Base (Beijing Normal University); Provincial Mandarin Proficiency Test Examiner. Research interests include language contact and intercultural studies, and teaching Chinese as a second language. He has undertaken over ten provincial and ministerial-level research projects, published nearly twenty monographs, Chinese textbooks, and ancient texts, and over twenty academic papers. He serves as the executive head of the organizing committee for a sub-competition of the Chinese Classics Recitation, Writing, and Speaking Competition.

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~ Acknowledgement: Prof. Nie Daxin's visit is supported by “Landscape Research and Multiple Case Study of Non-Chinese Speaking Students in Primary and Secondary Schools in Hong Kong”, which is under 'Phase II of ‘C-for-Chinese@JC (賽馬會友趣學中文) – Scaling up C-For-Chinese@JC in Kindergarten Sector to Cultivate Culturally Responsive Education (Project No. 2016-0095-001A)'. ~