Chinese as a Foreign Language in Slovene Upper Secondary Education and Outline of Curriculum Renewal

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https://doi.org/10.4312/ala.8.1.27-37

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Chinese, third foreign language, second foreign language, curriculum renewal

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This paper presents the position of Chinese in Slovene educational system. In most European countries, including Slovenia, the first foreign language is introduced in the lower grades of primary education, and the second foreign language as a compulsory subject is added a few years later, when students enter upper secondary education (ISCED 3). At the same time, the third foreign language may be added to the regular courses. Schools choose languages from a set list, and Chinese is one of the languages that can be taught at the ISCED 3 level. It is not available as second foreign language yet, but Chinese can be selected as a third foreign language. Recently, new initiatives have emerged to endorse Chinese as a second foreign language. The last part of the paper briefly highlights language curricula within the gimnazija programs and proposes the renewal of Chinese curriculum with four modules that provide horizontal and vertical continuity from ISCED 2 to ISCED 6.

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30.01.2018

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PETROVČIČ, M. (2018). Chinese as a Foreign Language in Slovene Upper Secondary Education and Outline of Curriculum Renewal. Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 8(1), 27–37. https://doi.org/10.4312/ala.8.1.27-37

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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2018)

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