Forum on Chinese Language Education and Cross-Cultural Communication in Australia 2021
December 11, 2021
Date: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Time: 12:00pm-3:30pm AEDT (9:00am-12:30pm Beijing time)
Took Place Online: Via Zoom
16 December 2021 – GBCA was proud to host an online Forum on Chinese language education and cross-cultural communication in Australia on Wednesday 15th December.
As one of our largest and most ambitious virtual events of the year, we were pleased to host 34 expert speakers with diverse backgrounds to present over 5 distinct sessions to 150 attendees from around Australia, China and further abroad.
We were honoured to have Professor Jennelle Kyd, Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM, Ms Kristien Sarwo-Rini, Ms Virginia Birrelle and Mr Derek Scott, to address the welcoming and opening remarks.
Our keynote speakers Dr Wei Jing, Mr Jixing Xu, Dr Yangbin Chen, Mr Hamish Curry and Dr Xiaoqiu Xu, have brought up topics ranging from the development and collaboration of international Chinese language education to the status and challenges of teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools, as well as in Australian higher education. The speakers also shared their unique experiences and insights on intercultural learning approaches and resources, as well as on the applications of online teaching platforms. The discussions on these topics continued in 4 parallel sessions moderated by Mr Jixing Xu, Mr Stanley Wang, Dr Yangbin Chen and Dr Dan Hu.
Language and culture-integrated learning, intercultural competence, and international collaboration and partnership were frequently mentioned in the forum and are commonly believed to be the keywords for the way ahead.
It was a fantastic afternoon of presentations and discussions. We were pleased to host eminent Chinese language education community leaders, professionals and policymakers who are committed to the international Chinese language and culture education in Australia, and we thank them for sharing their insights, critical thinking, optimism, and words of advice with our attendees.
At the end, Dr Celina Yu, the Managing Director of GBCA addressed closing remarks. GBCA, as the host and organizer of the forum, will continue to support Chinese language and culture learning in Australia and contribute to cultural diversity and community development.
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As the most successful multicultural society in the world, Australia has been committed to the learning and development of various community languages in response to its policies on multiculturality.
Mandarin has now been the most spoken language in Australia apart from English. As we venture into a post-pandemic world, Global Business College of Australia (GBCA) is proud to present a high-level online Forum on Chinese Language Education and Cross-cultural communication in Australia 2021 to:
Who should attend
The forum is designed for organizations and individuals who are interested in the latest developments in international Chinese language education, including
The forum languages are Mandarin Chinese and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for the welcome speech, the opening remarks and the keynote speech.