Teaching Chinese Language in Nordic Countries

Guowen Shang is a professor in Chinese Studies at the Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bergen, Norway. He earned his Ph.D. in linguistics from the National University of Singapore in 2011. His research interests include teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language, sociolinguistics, and language planning and policy. His publications appear in international journals such as Language and Linguistics, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, International Journal of Multilingualism, Language and Communication, English Today, Current Issues in Language Planning, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, and Journal of Language and Politics. He is the author of Linguistic Landscape Studies: Theories and Practice (The Commercial Press, 2023), and co-author of The Linguistic Landscape in China: Commodification, Image Construction, Contestations, and Negotiations (Springer, 2024).Chun Zhang, M.Sc., Ph.D., is an associate professor of Chinese at the School of Society and Culture, University of Aarhus, Denmark. She obtained her BA from the Department of Foreign Languages, East China Normal University in Shanghai, her M.Sc. in IT, Language and Learning from University of Aarhus, and her Ph.D. in Philosophy and Learning from University of Aalborg University, Denmark. Her teaching and research interests encompass Chinese applied linguistics, language usage and translation, second language acquisition, and teacher education. Her publications appear in many international journals such as International Journal of Lexicography, International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, Sprogforum, and Global Chinese.

• Teaching Chinese Language in Nordic Countries: An Overview.- Serendipity was Scarce – The Rise and Fall of Chinese at a Technical University in Sweden.- On the Linguistic Essence of Sinology Education and Research in Nordic Higher Institutions of Learning.- Exploring Student Motivation and Performance in Distance Chinese Learning in Sweden.- Exploring the integration of AI-based Chatbots in Danish Chinese Translation Classes: An Analysis of Student.- Cultivating Commitment: Exploring Motivational Dynamics in Finnish University Students Pursuing Chinese Language Studies Motivation and Teacher Support.- Enjoyment and Anxiety in Chinese Language Teaching: Understanding the Psychology of Chinese Language Teachers in Norway.- A Narrative Inquiry into a Chinese Immigrant Teacher's Beliefs and Identity in Finnish CSL Education.- Identity construction of non-native Chinese learners in Denmark in the post-Covid era: A Self-Determination Perspective.