The Localization’s Barriers and Countermeasures of Confucius Institutes in Southeast Asian Countries: The Case of Confucius Institutes in Thailand
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Advanced by “the Belt and Road” initiative, international Chinese language education is becoming the main approach of promoting cultural exchange and achieving the goal of mutual understanding. After conducting a questionnaire survey on 16 Confucius Institutes in Thailand, the paper focuses on studying the localization level and barriers of Confucius Institutes in Thailand. The study shows that the Confucius Institutes in Thailand attached great importance to localization development. These institutes in Thailand have constantly improved the localization level by recruiting a great variety of students, exploring various training modes and offering rich courses, however, in the process of localization, these institutes are faced with many problems such as lack of local teachers and lack of training. Considering all the factors above, the paper proposes some measures such as doing a good top-level planning, strengthening local teachers training, and enhancing the professional level and collaborative innovation to accelerate the localization level of Confucius Institutes in Thailand.
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