China's International Strategy to Disseminate Chinese Language Education through Confucius Institutes

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26381133
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Fukuyama University
• Principal Investigator: OTSUKA Yutaka 福山大学, 大学教育センター, 教授 (00116550)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 中国 / 対外言語教育 / 孔子学院 / 華語 / 漢語

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study intended to look back upon the development of China's policy and practices of disseminating Chinese language toward foreign countries with so-called Confucius Institutes as the base. It aimed at clarifying the political intention as well as related problems from the following viewpoints; (1) the organizational management and function, (2) the quality assurance of teachers, (3) the relationship with the host universities, and (4) the degree of influence through teaching contents.
The rapid increase of Confucius Institutes occurs in the context of push-factors on the part of China which has been strengthening its presence in the international arena, and pull-factors on the side of host countries. However, the dynamics varies by country, area or institution. Based on the comparative study of surveyed institutions, it was confirmed that those Confucius Institutes which took conditions of location into consideration, and blazed a trail has the potential for further development.

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