Life as Teaching. Bulgarian Language Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University Cover Image

Животът като преподаване. Българистиката в Пекинския университет за чужди езици
Life as Teaching. Bulgarian Language Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University

Author(s): Lyuba Atanasova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Scientific Life, Philology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Bulgarian studies; Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU); Foreign language learning; Bulgarian Language; Teaching; Education

Summary/Abstract: Divided into two main parts, the article focuses on the study of Bulgarian language in China – its beginning, development and present situation. The first part reviews the history of Bulgarian studies in China at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) – from the beginning to the present day. The current structure of the university, the Faculty of European Languages in particular, part of which is also the Department of Bulgarian Studies, is described in detail. The second part is based on the pedagogical and teaching experience of the author with Chinese students studying Bulgarian. The presented opinion questions (and sometimes polemizes) some previous ideas about the specificities of Chinese students and their learning abilities.