(Stamford, 19th) Lyu Shiyun, Chairman of Honghua School, and Director Zheng Shijuan recently participated in the "2025 Chinese Language Education Teachers’ Workshop" held at Qingdao University, gaining a more comprehensive and profound understanding of Chinese language teaching, and injecting new ideas into their future teaching and educational work.
During the workshop, Professor Huang Yaping from Ocean University of China delivered a highly acclaimed keynote entitled "Chinese Character Teaching in Chinese Language Education," which was both theoretical and practical and well received by attending Chinese language teachers from home and abroad.
Professor Huang Yaping pointed out that learning Chinese is a challenge for many non-native learners, especially with regard to mastering Chinese characters. He emphasized: "Proficient mastery of Chinese characters is fundamental to developing Chinese writing and reading abilities." This statement prompted teachers to reconsider the core importance of Hanzi instruction.
To break through learning obstacles, Professor Huang proposed effective teaching strategies—starting from students’ interests to stimulate motivation, and then building confidence through a sense of achievement. He believes that once students develop curiosity toward Hanzi and have confidence in learning, the ingrained impression that “Chinese is difficult to learn” will gradually dissolve, and the learning process will become more efficient and enjoyable.
In his explanation, he also revealed the scientific relationship between Hanzi and human phonetic mechanisms. Based on the theory of "General Orthography," he detailed how the structure and phonetic components of Hanzi correspond to vocal organs such as lips, tongue, teeth, throat, and abdomen, providing a scientific and inspiring entry point for Hanzi teaching.
This lecture focused on the difficulties of Hanzi instruction, highlighted the concepts of "interest-driven and confidence-building," and unveiled the linguistic systematicity inherent in Hanzi structure. It broadened teachers’ teaching perspectives and provided valuable theoretical and methodological support for improving teaching effectiveness.
Professor Huang Yaping is currently a professor at the School of Literature and Journalism, Ocean University of China, a board member of the Chinese Philology Society, and a teaching supervisor at Ocean University of China. He is the proponent of the "General Orthography" theory, the chief editor of the "Script and Civilization" translation series, has led numerous national and provincial projects, published eight academic monographs, over 40 papers, and has received several provincial and municipal academic awards.
During the workshop, Professor Huang Yaping from Ocean University of China delivered a highly acclaimed keynote entitled "Chinese Character Teaching in Chinese Language Education," which was both theoretical and practical and well received by attending Chinese language teachers from home and abroad.
Professor Huang Yaping pointed out that learning Chinese is a challenge for many non-native learners, especially with regard to mastering Chinese characters. He emphasized: "Proficient mastery of Chinese characters is fundamental to developing Chinese writing and reading abilities." This statement prompted teachers to reconsider the core importance of Hanzi instruction.
To break through learning obstacles, Professor Huang proposed effective teaching strategies—starting from students’ interests to stimulate motivation, and then building confidence through a sense of achievement. He believes that once students develop curiosity toward Hanzi and have confidence in learning, the ingrained impression that “Chinese is difficult to learn” will gradually dissolve, and the learning process will become more efficient and enjoyable.
In his explanation, he also revealed the scientific relationship between Hanzi and human phonetic mechanisms. Based on the theory of "General Orthography," he detailed how the structure and phonetic components of Hanzi correspond to vocal organs such as lips, tongue, teeth, throat, and abdomen, providing a scientific and inspiring entry point for Hanzi teaching.
This lecture focused on the difficulties of Hanzi instruction, highlighted the concepts of "interest-driven and confidence-building," and unveiled the linguistic systematicity inherent in Hanzi structure. It broadened teachers’ teaching perspectives and provided valuable theoretical and methodological support for improving teaching effectiveness.
Professor Huang Yaping is currently a professor at the School of Literature and Journalism, Ocean University of China, a board member of the Chinese Philology Society, and a teaching supervisor at Ocean University of China. He is the proponent of the "General Orthography" theory, the chief editor of the "Script and Civilization" translation series, has led numerous national and provincial projects, published eight academic monographs, over 40 papers, and has received several provincial and municipal academic awards.