第三届大洋洲中文教师大会在奥克兰隆重举行

【综合新华社及新西兰天维网6月15日新闻报道】第三届大洋洲中文教师大会15日在新西兰奥克兰举行，百余名来自澳大利亚、新西兰和部分南太平洋岛国的汉语老师齐聚一堂，讨论汉语教学的经验和方法，为进一步推动大洋洲汉语教学建言献策。本次会议由新西兰中文教师协会（NZCLTA）、奥克兰孔子学院和新西兰教育部Future Learning Solutions语言中心联合举办。

本次大会讨论的议题涉及汉语文字教学、汉语口语教学、汉语语言和文化教学以及汉语教学评估等多个方面。参会代表中，既有长期在海外从事中文教学的一线中小学教师，也有正在接收师范训练的年轻老师，以及正在新西兰担任汉语助教的孔子学院汉语教师志愿者，还有不少是汉语非母语的新西兰本土教师。

中国驻奥克兰总领馆肖业文副总领事、中国驻新西兰大使馆董志学教育参赞，新西兰国会议员杨健博士，以及奥克兰孔子学院院长姚载瑜在大会的开幕式上致辞。 肖业文副总领事在发言中说，近年来中国与大洋洲国家之间的交流不断深入，双方在教育、科技和文化领域的合作成果显著。这些都离不开长期在汉语教学领域辛勤工作的老师们的努力。他希望中文教师们能够充分利用大会的平台，切磋海外中文教育的经验，从而为中国与新西兰、中国与大洋洲地区的人文交流与合作做出更大贡献。

董志学教育参赞表示，中国欢迎更多大洋洲学生学习汉语，更多地了解中国。在中国和大洋洲国家的关系发展中，汉语教育扮演了重要角色，汉语老师更是功不可没。他讲道：“中国的迅速发展，很大程度上是因为中国有一个开放的心态。中国学英语了解世界，也欢迎更多人学习中文了解中国。”

  长期支持新西兰中文教育的杨健议员说，中国是新西兰最大的贸易伙伴，新西兰历届政府都很重视与中国的关系，中文教师在新西兰中文教学以新中人文关系上，都做出了很大的贡献。姚载瑜院长代表会议组委会向全体与会嘉宾及参会代表致以欢迎和感谢，认为中小学中文教育在新西兰的蓬勃开展，反映了新西兰日益融入世界经济一体化、人类命运共同体的客观现实，适应了当前和未来新西兰教育发展的趋势及需求，对于新中两国的未来发展具有重要的意义。

MINISTER'S PLD ANNOUNCEMENT

Message for subject association:

Some of you won’t have caught up with this, but the Minister made an announcement yesterday about the future shape of PLD, and work with subject associations and other professional groupings is in there, but it’s all pretty nebulous at this stage. Angela went to a meeting prior to the release, and says that the intention is to consult with subject association about ways of working. Pauline Barnes, who was at the subject association forum earlier this year, was the Ministry official at the meeting, so she must be in charge of steering it I think.

The Minister’s announcement is at http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1509/S00391/pld-changes-will-lift-student-achievement.htm When we learn more detail, we’ll let you know. (Next year is a rollover of the current contracts, so this all starts to come into play the year after next.)

I have muttered things around here about the bad experiences that some subject associations had in working with the MOE in contracting relationships through the alignment project, and I’m told yes, we know that, we’ll try to make sure it’s better this time! How much of it will turn out to be contracts to deliver something the Ministry has decided is a priority, and how much of it will be money to build your capability to do the PLD you do now but better is far from clear to me at this stage. I suppose it will become clearer!

Cheers,

Judie Alison Ph.D.

Advisory Officer (Professional Issues)

NZ Post Primary Teachers' Association

LOCAL CHINESE TEACHING ASSISTANTS WANTED

Local Chinese Teacher Assistants The Confucius Institute in Auckland, in partnership with Hanban in China and Chinese Consulate General Office in Auckland is offering opportunities for native speakers of Mandarin to become Local Teacher Assistants (LTAs) to support schools in the development of their Chinese language and culture programmes. The LTAs will teach Chinese language and culture to students with the help of a New Zealand registered teacher or assist a lead Chinese language teacher in one or several schools in Auckland or wider region spanning from Northland to the Waikato. The successful applicants are expected to commit to an initial training programme in China and then an induction training and ongoing professional development in New Zealand with the potential to become a qualified Chinese language teacher. Opportunities are available for several successful applicants to begin work in the 2016 school year.  

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The story of Chinese immersion day in Chch-17th of August

On Sunday 17th of August, nearly 300 students and parents attended the Chinese Immersion Day at Rewi Alley Chinese School in Christchurch. The Chinese Immersion Day was organized by New Zealand Chinese Language Teachers’ Association Canterbury, in cooperation with Rewi Alley Chinese School and Confucius Institute of Canterbury University.

17th of August was the first day of the International Language Week this year so the Chinese Immersion Day was a good start of the international language week. The event provided over twenty different Chinese language and culture activities for students from primary and secondary schools in Canterbury to participate. The culture activities were designed for students who have no prior learning of Chinese language while the language activities were designed for students who are currently learning Chinese language.

At two O’clock in the afternoon, all the attendants assembled in the school assembly hall for an official opening. We were very honored to have the presence of Chinese Consul General of Christchurch, Madam Tan Xiutian. We were also very fortunate to have the deputy chair of Wigram/Riccarton Community Board, the president of NZ China Friendship Society Canterbury Branch, the Education Director of Asia NZ Foundation to speak at this event. The sharing of their experiences of Chinese Language and culture has inspired the students to see the purpose of learning the language.

The guests, parents and students all enjoyed the day and gave congratulations on the success of the event. There is a strong demand for this event to be repeated in the future.