International Conference
The “wen” of the Chinese · European Benchmarks for Chinese Language Symposium
and 19th Academic Training Seminar for Chinese Teachers in Europe
The first academic event specifically dedicated to the European Benchmarks for Chinese Language (EBCL), jointly organised by EACT/AEEC, the Texts and Cultures Research Center and the Confucius Institute of the University of Artois. It also marks the 19th annual training seminar for Chinese teachers in Europe, held in memory of the eminent French sinologist Pr. Léon Vandermeersch.
Full programme
Click a day to expand all sessions.- Paris 9:30–10:30 · Beijing 15:30–16:30
Brian North(API Education Forum)
CEFR 2020: Completing or Broadening — The Evolution of the CEFR Descriptors
- Paris 10:30–11:00 · Beijing 16:30–17:00
Joël Bellassen(INALCO)
Retour sur l'évolution du HSK et ses principes directeurs
- Paris 11:00–11:30 · Beijing 17:00–17:30
Wang Ning(Beijing Normal University)
Dialogue with Léon Vandermeersch: the “wen” of Chinese
- Paris 11:30–11:50 · Beijing 17:30–17:50
George Xinsheng Zhang(Richmond, The American International University in London)
EBCL Phase II: Development Principles, Competence Descriptors and Reflections
- Paris 11:50–12:10 · Beijing 17:50–18:10
Zhang Hao(Oxford University Press)
EBCL Phase II Project: Feedback, Reflections and Online System Demo of Framework Across B1–C1 Levels
- Paris 12:10–12:30 · Beijing 18:10–18:30
Wu Zhaozong(Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès)
Development of the Chinese Character List and Vocabulary List for EBCL Phase II
- Paris 13:30–14:00 · Beijing 19:30–20:00
Cai Zongqi(Peking University)
An Unending Endeavor to Share Chinese Literature with the World: How to Read Chinese Poetry
- Paris 14:00–14:30 · Beijing 20:00–20:30
Feng Liping(Beijing Normal University)
Analysis of the Correspondence between HSK 3.0 and CEFR Chinese Proficiency Levels
- Paris 14:30–15:00 · Beijing 20:30–21:00
Zhao Yang(Peking University)
Teaching Method of Translation Based on HSK 3.0
- Paris 15:00–15:30 · Beijing 21:00–21:30
Luisa Paternicò(“L'Orientale” University of Naples)
Keeping It Real: How Example Sentences/Texts Clarify Learning Goals in EBCL2
- Paris 15:30–16:00 · Beijing 21:30–22:00
Ying Zhang-Colin(Université Paris Nanterre)
From Linguistic Knowledge to Competence-based Approaches: the Evolution of Didactic Conceptions and Educational Frameworks for Chinese Teaching in Europe
- Paris 16:00–16:30 · Beijing 22:00–22:30
Xiaoshan Dantille(Université d'Artois)
An Essay on Competence-based Methods for Assessing Chinese Language Proficiency
- Paris 9:00–9:30 · Beijing 15:00–15:30
Zheng Weiming(University of Hong Kong)
From Jao Tsung-i to Léon Vandermeersch: studies of the “wen” of ancient China
- Paris 9:30–10:00 · Beijing 15:30–16:00
Li Guoying(Beijing Normal University)
The Shuowen Jiezi and the Semantics of Chinese
- Paris 10:00–10:30 · Beijing 16:00–16:30
He Wei(Center for Language Education and Cooperation)
Trend of development of Chinese Language Education Standards from the view of HSK 3.0
- Paris 10:30–11:00 · Beijing 16:30–17:00
Cao Xianwen(Nanjing University)
An Attempt to Align Chinese Language Education Standards Between China and the US: The Development of the American Scale of Chinese Language Teaching Vocabulary and Grammar
- Paris 11:00–11:30 · Beijing 17:00–17:30
Bai Jianhua(Kenyon College)
Implementing the New ACTFL Standards and the Comparability Study in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
- Paris 11:30–12:00 · Beijing 17:30–18:00
Jin Siyan(Université d'Artois)
The “wen” of Chinese: a breakthrough in Léon Vandermeersch's sinological studies
- Paris 12:00–12:30 · Beijing 18:00–18:30
Luminita Balan(University of Bucharest)
A Study on the Alignment and Integration of the EBCL and the Romanian Chinese Language Teaching Syllabus
- Paris 13:30–14:00 · Beijing 19:30–20:00
Zhou Minkang(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Assessment of Advanced Language and Cultural Competence of Chinese Learners in the Age of AI: A Case Study of Chinese Language Teaching in Spanish Universities
- Paris 14:00–14:30 · Beijing 20:00–20:30
Jin Meiling(Goethe-Universität Frankfurt)
“The Standards” and the Teaching of Chinese Phonetics in International Chinese Language Education
- Paris 14:30–15:00 · Beijing 20:30–21:00
Nie Aixia / Shao Xuesong(Confucius Institute at the University of Malta)
Integration and Adaptation: The Practice Path and Development Reflection of Chinese Language Education in Malta
- Paris 15:00–15:30 · Beijing 21:00–21:30
Lü Wei-lun(Masaryk University)
Digital Literacy for European Students of Sinology from a CEFR Perspective: A VR Theatrical Performance Course at Masaryk University
- Paris 15:30–16:00 · Beijing 21:30–22:00
Patricia Giot(Université catholique de Louvain)
Metacognitive Calibration and Monitoring: A Study of the Contributions of Metamnesic Judgements to Chinese Character Teaching
Announcement information
Our Association has published in 2023 the first book titled:
“The Origin and Influence of Chinese Language Teaching in Europe”
More information, please contact us via mail.
The 5th International Symposium of the European Association of Chinese Teaching in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the EACT will be held at “L’Orientale” university of Naples (Italy), between the 2nd and the 4th of July 2025. More detail information, please visit the “International congress” page on this website.
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