Basics of Chinese Language Characters

“A Series of Books on Standards for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages” is a set of textbooks for international Chinese language teachers and prospective teachers, with Prof. Liu Xun and Prof. Cui Yonghua as the chief editors. It is based on Standards for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages and corresponds to each module, provides systematic knowledge framework focusing on the Standards for readers to help them acquire knowledge and professional skills.

     This book corresponds to the first two modules in Standards for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, i.e., the “Chinese Characters” in “Knowledge of Chinese Language” Part. It focuses on the ontology knowledge of Chinese characters and its teaching principles and strategies in the perspective of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, aiming to help international Chinese language teachers and prospective teachers learn the ontology knowledge of Chinese characters, understanding the issues related to Chinese characters that need to pay special attention to in the teaching and acquisition process of Chinese characters, thus laying a foundation for better teaching. This book can be used for the training, tutoring, and self-study teaching material for international Chinese language teachers and prospective teachers. It is not only a reference book for the qualification test for international Chinese language teachers and entrance examination for Master’s program in international Chinese language education, but also a textbook on Chinese characters for international Chinese language education and linguistics majors.