Short-term Intensive Chinese Teaching in Thai Universities Based on OBE: A Case Studies of Chinese Teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine Major at MFU in Thailand

Abstract

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) theory is an educational concept that by presetting learning outcomes as the goal and measures the knowledge and skills learners should master. Based on the OBE theory, short-term intensive Chinese teaching for first-year students majoring in Traditional Chinese medicine has greatly succeeded at Mae Fah Luang University. These Chinese beginners who’s major are Traditional Chinese medicine spend one academic year(about 7 months) to learn short-term intensive Chinese course, their Chinese proficiency has reached Level 4.This article has sorted out the application of the OBE theory in the short-term intensive Chinese teaching of freshmen majoring in traditional Chinese medicine at Mae Fah Luang University, and also confirmed the effectiveness and essential value of the OBE theory in short-term intensive Chinese teaching in Thailand Universities. It provides a reference for the future short-term intensive Chinese education of Mae Fah Luang University and the short-term intensive Chinese instruction carried out by other universities in Thailand.

成果导向教育(Outcome-Based Education,简称OBE)理论是一种以预设的学习成果为目标导向并以此来衡量学习者应该掌握的知识与技能的教育理念。基于成果导向教育理论的泰国皇太后大学中医专业本科新生的短期汉语强化教学取得了巨大的成效。入学时汉语几乎零基础的学生，经过一学年(7个月)的短期汉语强化学习，汉语水平达到了HSK四级。本文对成果导向教育理论在泰国皇太后大学中医专业本科新生的短期汉语强化教学的运用进行了梳理，证实了成果导向理论在泰国高校短期汉语强化教学中的有效性和重要价值，希望能够为皇太后大学今后的短期汉语强化教学以及泰国其高校开展的短期汉语强化教学提供借鉴。