Strategies for Online Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language

ABSTRACT

The emergence of the COVID-19 is a challenge and an opportunity for the education industry. Under the environment of the pandemic, Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL) has responded to the call of the country and the needs of the times by developing online teaching, using modern information technology to enable foreign students to continue learning Chinese. And the online teaching mode can still be retained as a new teaching mode after the pandemic is controlled. However, in the process of online TCSL, some defects and shortcomings of online teaching are gradually revealed, which have a certain negative impact on students' Chinese learning. This article analyzes the impact of the pandemic on the TCSL and emphasizes the urgency of online teaching in the pandemic environment. At the same time, this article explores the challenges faced by online TCSL and proposes strategies, putting forward personal thoughts and suggestions for the progress and optimization of online TCSL. © 2021 IEEE.