An Investigation And Analysis On Chinese Teaching In Kindergartens In Thailand

With the promotion of the “Chinese fever” in Thailand,more and more kindergarten in Thailand began to open the Chinese language course. And Chinese language education is showing a trend of younger age. Thai kindergarten Chinese education is a important part of Thai Chinese education,as well as a new topic. There are so many emergency topics should be solved,for example:what we should teach in Thai kindergarten, how to teach them, which kind of teachers we should used in Thai kindergarten, what are the problems we face on and how to solve the problems and so on. Therefore,the investigation and analysis of Chinese education in Thai kindergarten is of great significance.This study is based on my experience of teaching in Thailand kindergarten,and the theory of language education for pre—school children. The main research methods used in the study are questionnaire、interview and observation. And the study mainly concentrates on:Chinese language education policy in Thailand,the attitude of parents of kindergarten students,Chinese language teaching and learning environment of the school,kindergarten teachers,teaching textbooks and other teaching material,early childhood Chinese courses and class schedule,the Chinese classroom teaching,extra Chinese language activities and Chinese language teaching content and teaching methods and so on. we should give a good point on the Thai Chinese language teaching, on the other hand,we should face on the problems:the lacking of teachers to teach the language; lack of suitable textbooks and reading; imperfect teaching methods; lack of the environment of learning of Chinese; the unsuitable course schedule.The survey results reflect the problems in the Chinese language teaching in Thai kindergarten. Accordingly,this study kindergarten Chinese teaching a four-point measure and suggestions,first, to cultivate a professional high-quality childhood care teachers of Chinese; second, select and write the good textbook for kindergarten students; third, the teaching methods for young children to reflect the principle of flexibility; fourth, through a variety of ways to provide child care environment of the acquisition;fifth,give a suitable course of Chinese teaching.Through the research,we would like to play a role in revelation for the research on teaching Chinese to the kindergarten.