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0随着中国与石油资源丰富的阿拉伯海湾合作委员会国家建立更紧密的经济和地缘政治关系，该地区学习和教授汉语的热情正在高涨。在科威特，虽然汉语作为外语 (CFL) 教育正在兴起，但对这一主题领域的研究仍然很少，特别是在以下问题上：(1) 除了英语和阿拉伯语之外，汉语如何被视为一种就业能力和社会经济流动性的手段，以及 (2) 哪些能力和技能被认为是必不可少的。本研究采用探索性定性设计，从科威特主流媒体收集和分析文献数据，并通过口头访谈和书面调查从科威特一所大学外语中心的 19 名管理人员那里收集和分析叙述数据。结果表明，CFL 教育的兴起受到中国和科威特双边经济合作的强烈影响。据参与者称，科威特学习者投资学习汉语主要是基于他们希望在国内就业市场获得经济利益。管理人员也表现出对 CFL 教育政策的了解有限。这些结果为科威特的教育政策制定者、语言教师和其他参与 CFL 教育的利益相关者提供了见解。还讨论了其意义和未来的研究方向。
As China builds closer economic and geopolitical relations with oil-rich Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council countries, enthusiasm for learning and teaching Chinese is surging in the region. In Kuwait, while Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) education is emerging, research into this topical domain remains scarce, particularly on issues such as (1) how, besides English and Arabic, Chinese is construed as a means of employability and socio-economic mobility, and (2) what competencies and skills are thought to be essential. This study adopted an exploratory qualitative design, collecting and analyzing document data from mainstream Kuwaiti media and narrative data through oral interviews and written surveys from 19 administrators in the foreign language center at a Kuwaiti university. Results demonstrated that the rise of CFL education is strongly influenced by the bilateral economic cooperation between China and Kuwait. According to the participants, Kuwaiti learners invest in learning Chinese mainly based on their hopes to obtain economic benefit in the domestic job market. Administrators also exhibited limited knowledge of CFL education policies. These results provide insights for education policymakers, language instructors, and other stakeholders involved in CFL education in Kuwait. Implications and future research directions are also discussed.
文献来源：Sang, Y., Al-Shammari, A. H., & Al-Hoorie, A. H. (2024). Chinese in the Kuwaiti linguistic market: Language policy and political economy. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. www.tandfonline.com
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