Contemporary methods of teaching foreign languages in Chinese-published textbooks of Chinese as a foreign language

approaches to teaching Chinese as a foreign language in China have undergone significant changes over the past few decades. These changes occurred due to the growing number of foreign students, the expansion of the number of regions from which they come from, and the increasing integration of China into the global educational environment. The purpose of the study is to consider methods of teaching foreign languages in Chinese-published textbooks of Chinese as a foreign language and draw a conclusion about their relevance. The article discusses methods of teaching Chinese as a foreign language at the contemporary period. The educational complexes on Chinese as a foreign language, published in China and recommended for use by the Office for the Propagation of the Chinese Language Hanban were used as the materials for the present study. The main research methods were the analysis of academic and methodological literature and the analysis of educational complexes used for studying the Chinese as a foreign language. Based on the analysis, the author comes to several relevant conclusions. The methods of teaching foreign languages in Western countries have had a significant impact on the methods of teaching Chinese in China. Educational complexes used for studying the Chinese as a foreign language in China use modern methodological approaches to teaching foreign languages, in particular, the language immersion method, task-based learning and the gamification method. In the textbooks analyzed, the methods of teaching Chinese are constantly being improved in accordance with the latest trends in teaching foreign languages.

the Chinese language, methods of teaching foreign languages, educational complex, task-based method, gamification, language immersion method