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O e-learning como instrumento de expansão do ensino do português língua estrangeira na China
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Nas últimas duas décadas, a intensificação das relações económicas e diplomáticas
da República Popular da China (RPC) com os países de língua portuguesa contribuiu
decisivamente para a expansão do ensino de Português Língua Estrangeira (PLE) nas
universidades chinesas. Contudo, este veloz crescimento tem ocorrido em sacrifício da
qualidade dos cursos e departamentos de português, que enfrentam uma carência de
docentes qualificados e de materiais adequados ao número crescente de aprendentes
chineses.
Nesse sentido, defendemos que a criação de plataformas de ensino a distância de
PLE na China poderá contribuir para colmatar estas lacunas, num espírito de
colaboração estreita entre universidades portuguesas e chinesas. De forma a verificar a
viabilidade destes projectos, começámos por considerar a literatura académica sobre (i)
os desafios levantados pela caracterização do frequentemente estereotipado “aprendente
chinês”; (ii) o ensino da língua portuguesa na RPC desde meados do século XX, no
contexto do ensino de línguas estrangeiras no país desde a queda da China imperial; (iii)
as condicionantes do acesso e utilização da Internet na China e o estatuto do ensino a
distância neste país. De seguida, apresentamos os resultados de um inquérito realizado a
87 estudantes universitários chineses, no qual buscámos conhecer os seus hábitos de
utilização de Internet e de aprendizagem de português, tanto pessoalmente como na sala
de aula. Procurámos, sobretudo, compreender que papel assume a Internet na sua
aprendizagem de português, bem como a sua percepção do ensino a distância e
experiência com este meio.
Por fim, face à pesquisa realizada e aos dados recolhidos, concluímos que soluções
de ensino a distância de PLE na China terão o potencial para serem bem-sucedidas caso
sejam cuidadosamente alinhadas com os programas presenciais, complementando a
formação dos aprendentes e contribuindo, ao mesmo tempo, para o desenvolvimento
das licenciaturas e departamentos de português.
In the last two decades, the intensification of economic and diplomatic relations of the People's Republic of China (PRC) with Portuguese-speaking countries has contributed decisively to the expansion of teaching of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PLE) in Chinese universities. However, this rapid growth has occurred at the expense of the quality of Portuguese courses and departments, which face a shortage of qualified teachers and materials adequate to the growing number of Chinese learners. Accordingly, we hold that establishing platforms for distance learning of PLE in China may contribute to overcome these gaps, in a spirit of close collaboration between Portuguese and Chinese universities. In order to verify the viability of such projects, in the first chapter we take into consideration the academic literature on (i) the challenges posed by the characterization of the often stereotyped "Chinese learner"; (ii) the teaching of the Portuguese language in the PRC since the mid-twentieth century, in the context of foreign language teaching in the country since the fall of imperial China; (iii) the constraints of Internet access and usage in China and the status of distance education in this country. Afterwards, we present the results of a survey of 87 Chinese university students, in which we sought to get to know their Internet usage and Portuguese learning habits, both in terms of personal study and in the classroom. We attempted to understand, mainly, what role the Internet plays in their Portuguese learning, as well as is their perception of distance learning and their experience with this mean. Finally, given the carried out research and collected data, we conclude that PFL distance education solutions have the potential to be successful in China if they are carefully aligned with presence programs, complementing the training of learners and at the same time contributing for the development of undergraduate and Portuguese departments.
In the last two decades, the intensification of economic and diplomatic relations of the People's Republic of China (PRC) with Portuguese-speaking countries has contributed decisively to the expansion of teaching of Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PLE) in Chinese universities. However, this rapid growth has occurred at the expense of the quality of Portuguese courses and departments, which face a shortage of qualified teachers and materials adequate to the growing number of Chinese learners. Accordingly, we hold that establishing platforms for distance learning of PLE in China may contribute to overcome these gaps, in a spirit of close collaboration between Portuguese and Chinese universities. In order to verify the viability of such projects, in the first chapter we take into consideration the academic literature on (i) the challenges posed by the characterization of the often stereotyped "Chinese learner"; (ii) the teaching of the Portuguese language in the PRC since the mid-twentieth century, in the context of foreign language teaching in the country since the fall of imperial China; (iii) the constraints of Internet access and usage in China and the status of distance education in this country. Afterwards, we present the results of a survey of 87 Chinese university students, in which we sought to get to know their Internet usage and Portuguese learning habits, both in terms of personal study and in the classroom. We attempted to understand, mainly, what role the Internet plays in their Portuguese learning, as well as is their perception of distance learning and their experience with this mean. Finally, given the carried out research and collected data, we conclude that PFL distance education solutions have the potential to be successful in China if they are carefully aligned with presence programs, complementing the training of learners and at the same time contributing for the development of undergraduate and Portuguese departments.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Português Língua não Materna apresentada à Universidade Aberta
Keywords
Ensino de línguas Língua portuguesa Português língua não materna Ensino a distância Elearning Chineses China Portuguese as a foreign language Chinese learner Distance education
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Pires, Luís Tiago Alves - O e-learning como instrumento de expansão do ensino do português língua estrangeira na China [Em linha]. Lisboa : [s.n.], 2014. 135 p.