A STUDY ON CLASSROOM TEACHING OF CHINESE LITERATURE-RELATED SUBJECTS FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN THAI UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

Chinese literature-related subjects’ class teaching is a very important part of teaching activity. To understand Chinese literature-related subjects’ class teaching current situation, the author uses questionnaire method among students studying Chinese literature-related subjects and interviews the teachers in charge of the subjects from 12 universities and literature expert from other university in Thailand. The result shows that the teaching of these subjects still has 3 following problems: the teaching method is too simplistic; few teachers make these subjects too entertaining; teachers rely too much on their mother tongues. The causes of these problems are the limitation of teaching time, students' literary cognition and interest, teachers' Chinese literature knowledge and the influence of Thai literature traditional teaching way. To solve these problems, the author has provided the suggestions, which are strengthen students’ literature knowledge before studying the Chinese literature-related subject; develop teacher’s expertise in the subject; improving teaching methods and teaching objectives.