Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the learning concepts of intermediate Chinese proficiency learners in the process of learning Chinese as their second language, and to provide an in-depth analysis of the problems they encountered and the reasons for this. Concept of learning is a hot topic discussed by the international Chinese education community in recent years, and it is also one of the subjective factors that determine whether students can learn Chinese well. The thesis firstly defines the basic concept of learning, and after in-depth investigation and statistical analysis of the data, it is found that some intermediate Chinese learners have problems in their concepts of learning, such as inconsistencies between international students' concepts of learning and their behaviors, and weak listening and reading skills of intermediate Chinese learners, etc. After in-depth analysis, the thesis finds that some intermediate Chinese learners have problems in their concepts of learning. After in-depth analysis, a series of specific inspirations for Chinese language teaching were obtained

Keywords

Chinese language, learning, proficiency, learning concept, problems, intermediate level of learning

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