HBU Held National Symposium on the Development of Young Japanese Language Teachers

From September 20th to September 22nd, the National Symposium on the Development of Young Japanese Language Teachers within the "New Liberal Arts" framework was held at our university. More than 100 experts, scholars, and young teachers from over 20 universities nationwide participated in the symposium. The event was hosted by the Hebei Branch of the Chinese Association of Japanese Language Teaching and organized by the School of Foreign Studies of Hebei University, with the co-organization of the Hebei Association of Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.

Shan Yaojun, a member of the university's party committee and vice president, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. He welcomed the participants and introduced the history of the university, its discipline construction, and the development of the School of Foreign Studies and the Japanese program. Xu Gang, deputy director of the Teaching Steering Committee for Foreign Languages and Literature of the Ministry of Education and chair of the Japanese Subcommittee, along with Chen Duoyou, president of the Chinese Association of Japanese Language Teaching, also addressed the opening ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by Ye Huijun, dean of the School of Foreign Studies and vice president of the Hebei Association of Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education.

The symposium focused on the theme "Japanese Language Programs and the Development of Young Teachers," featuring academic reports and roundtable discussions for in-depth exchange and exploration. During the academic report segment, five experts—Professors Xu Gang, Chen Duoyou, Li Yunbo, Song Xieyi, and Liu Kehua—delivered insightful presentations on topics such as "Reforming Japanese Language Teaching from the Perspective of New Quality Productive Forces," "Suggestions on the Construction of Japanese Curriculum Systems," "Opportunities and Challenges for Young Teacher Development in the New Context," "Thoughts on Training Translation Talents in Japanese Language Programs from the 'New Liberal Arts' Perspective," and "Exploration and Practice of 'Japanese+' Interdisciplinary Talent Training Models under the New Liberal Arts Framework." These reports provided participants with cutting-edge insights and guidance, significantly influencing Japanese language teaching and talent development. During the roundtable forum, attendees discussed "Directions for Young Teacher Development" and "Directions for Japanese Language Program Development," freely sharing experiences and actively offering suggestions.

The closing ceremony was hosted by Wang Miqing, secretary-general of the Hebei Association of Foreign Language Teaching in Higher Education. Xue Bao, deputy director of the Editorial Board of the Comprehensive Language Education Publishing Division at Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, gave a speech at the closing ceremony. Zhang Ruyi, president of the Hebei Branch of the Chinese Association of Japanese Language Teaching, delivered the closing remarks.

Currently, Japanese language programs and young Japanese language teachers are facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The successful hosting of this symposium not only provided a high-level platform for dialogue and mutual learning in the field of Japanese education at universities nationwide but also pointed out the direction for the future development of Japanese programs and young teachers, injecting new vitality into the development of Japanese studies in the new era.