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Xiaochen Hua
Hefei University of Technology, China

Tao Xiong
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China

Ruiyao Yu
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, UK

Abstract
A growing body of localized Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) textbooks are produced in various worldwide regions. Local education policies, influenced by a trend towards multicultural education, have shaped Chinese cultural representation in these textbooks to discursively include groups of overseas Chinese and Chinese ethnic minorities. However, a scarcity of studies have critically investigated the cultural representation of diverse Chinese-speaking groups in CFL textbooks. This paper critically examined the cultural representation of Chinese-speaking groups in CFL textbooks produced in regions including the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Russia, and Italy. Analysis and discussions are offered with respect to three interconnecting cultural themes, i.e. character setting; context of conversations; selection of cultural products. Our findings have demonstrated ample examples of strategical representation of Chinese-speaking Others. We also provided realistic suggestions that will contribute to future design of CFL textbooks in collaboration with diverse Chinese-speaking groups around the world for a more diverse portrayal of the Chinese linguistic and cultural communities.

Keywords
Chinese as a foreign language (CFL), cultural representation, localized, foreign language textbooks

 

汉语国际教育本土化课本中的非大陆汉语使用者文化再现研究

 

华啸尘
合肥工业大学，中国

熊涛
广东外语外贸大学，中国

余瑞瑶
伦敦艺术大学，英国

摘要
近年来，世界各国和地区出版了大量本土化的汉语二语教材。受当地教育政策和多元文化教育思潮影响，这些教材通过融入海外华人华侨和中国少数民族的形象，重建并再现中华文化。然而，学界对这类身份多样的汉语使用者在汉语教材中的文化再现研究却较为缺乏。本研究批判性地考察了美国、印尼、新加坡、马来西亚、俄罗斯和意大利等国出版的本土化汉语教材中汉语使用者的相关文化呈现，重点分析和讨论了三个主题：人物角色设定、会话语境、文化内容的选择。研究发现了大量将汉语使用“他者”技巧性再现的案例，并提出了优化汉语国际教材设计的建议。汉语国际教材若能展现全球多样化的汉语使用者的形象，将有利于反映中华文化和汉语社区的多元现实。

关键词
汉语国际教育，文化再现，本土化外语教材