A Study on the Course of Chinese for Science and Technology for International Students of Engineering at Technical Universities in China

Abstract

With the increase of export of Chinese technical products and implementation of many engineering projects overseas, more and more international students choose to come to China to pursue engineering and technology degrees in the hope of finding good employment in their countries in the future. China has a long history and culture, and more and more international students are interested in Chinese culture. On the one hand, the current education of international students focuses on the Chinese language and culture; and on the other hand, the education of international students in technical universities blindly follows the trend and pay not enough attention to professional education, which will have a negative impact on the education of international students studying in China and international technical cooperation. In view of the problems existing in the current education of international engineering students in China, this study attempts to provide insights for the construction of a bridge course between general Chinese and professional Chinese (professional courses) for international students of science and engineering through the analysis of the current situation of our university’s existing Chinese for science and technology course curriculum, the curricula of relevant domestic colleges and universities, and the study of relevant domestic teaching materials, so as to meet the needs of international students to smoothly join in professional courses learning delivered in Chinese after completing basic general Chinese language learning.