At the invitation, Professor Jun Liu, Rector of the City University of Macau, delivered the thematic lecture series on language learning and teaching assessment and shared his insights via video conference with faculty members and postgraduate students from the Communication University of China. Themed the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment and the Analysis and Reconstruction of Chinese Language Teaching and Learning System, the lecture series was a key event of the international scholar workshop series of the hosting university.
Prof Liu, President of The International Research Foundation of English Language Education, first Asian and non-native English-speaking President of the TESOL International Association (TESOL, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages), carried out the first lecture to discuss the ten controversies in language education and second lecture to share the analysis of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Prof Liu is a world-renowned expert in applied linguistics and intercultural communication. He has gathered over 40 years of experience in English education. During the lecture, he gave a comparative analysis of the Chinese and English linguistic systems and elaborated on the relations between language and thinking, culture, education, and assessment. Prof Liu went thoroughly on CEFR, the assessment for Chinese learners of English, and shared Chinese-language communications and how to teach Chinese as a foreign language.
The lecture series was generously applauded. The audience said they have learned much from the lectures and are looking forward to more events delivered by Prof Liu. In the lectures, Prof Liu used plain language to explain in depth and featured vivid examples, which helped teachers and students to build a systematic understanding of the Chinese language and its characters. The seminar provided insights into language teaching and allowed the audience to reflect on language theories.
