A Study on the Current Situation of Chinese Teaching Resources In Sri Lanka

Abstract

Sri Lanka has been in close contact with China since ancient times, traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Chinese teaching in Sri Lanka began in the 1960s and has continued for more than 60 years since then. Today, Chinese language education has been included in the national education system by the Sri Lankan government, covering junior and senior secondary schools, undergraduate Chinese majors, and continuing Chinese education for all sectors of society. It can be said that Chinese teaching resources in Sri Lanka have developed to a certain extent, but are mainly limited within the form of paper textbooks, with three main problems: first, teaching resources are unsystematic in local Chinese textbooks and do not consider local reality; second, teaching resources are not targeted, thus failing to meet the diverse needs of different learners; third, digital teaching resources are scarce and cannot keep up with the development of modern society. In this situation, the problem can be addressed from three aspects: first, being need-oriented while fully integrating local elements; second, optimizing digital resource construction while following current development trends; third, conducting cooperation between China and Sri Lanka to accelerate the development of local Chinese textbooks.