1、 Background Thailand is the country with the strongest Chinese foundation and the highest enthusiasm for learning Chinese in Southeast Asia. This can be attributed to the early years when Chaoshan Chinese came to Thailand for business and became a group of vested interests in the local area, as well as the close contacts between China and Thailand in the fields of trade, culture, and even politics in the past decade. Therefore, not only do overseas Chinese encourage their children to study Chinese, but local teenagers also show a strong interest and longing for Chinese. The strong support of Thai royal family members for the promotion of Chinese language is an extremely special factor. Princess Shilin Tong diligently studied calligraphy and translated Tang poetry, while Princess Zhula Peng excelled in playing the guzheng and adapting famous songs. It can be said that the entire Thai society used to only acknowledge the established fact of the spread of Chinese language, but now it is committed to promoting the development of Sinology in Thailand.
2、 Action China's Hanban (National Chinese Language Office) actively draws on Thailand's experience and sends volunteers to primary and secondary schools in Thailand to teach Chinese. At the same time, experienced teachers work in the Chinese department of universities. The official claims that the results of this measure have been significant. However, in reality, it feels like we have moved the "English craze" approach we have experienced domestically to Thailand. About 70% of the volunteers were selected from the new graduates majoring in Chinese as a foreign language (not Chinese or education majors). After the first round of selection, they also had to show their talents. A variety of Fuwa paintings, Paper Cuttings, and beautiful knots were presented in a colorful way... Few people can write regular script, and others dare not try, And these three display methods (which are very common) have become the main symbols. Symbols are undoubtedly the easiest and most superficial part of culture to understand.
Although the application of symbolic teaching methods can occasionally be seen in frontline classrooms. The recommended textbooks used by volunteers are quite difficult, and the fourth grade curriculum even includes memorizing complex and ambiguous words, such as "hesitation". This makes the teacher exhausted, and the students become tired and lifeless. In the Chinese language competition jointly organized by Hanban and the Thai Education Bureau, children from Xintang (referring to immigrants from China) families have repeatedly won the top spot. What is the significance of such competition? At present, mainland China and Taiwan have Chinese language exchange institutions of different scales in major cities in Thailand. Although there is contact between the two, it is obvious that they are acting independently, just like a well does not flow into a river. However, the former relies on national power, while the latter exists more in a private form. The former has achieved certain results in primary and secondary education, while the latter has rich experience in providing training for college students and professionals.
3、 Prediction Chinese is a broad concept. In Thailand, the number of people using Mandarin, Hakka, Minnan, and Cantonese is almost equal. However, Thai people who have recently learned Chinese generally assume that Mandarin refers to Mandarin and is mainly spoken in Beijing dialect, rather than Taiwanese dialect.
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