A Survey of the Competence of International Chinese Teachers in Online Teaching in the Context of COVID-19

Abstract

The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has made online teaching the main way for international Chinese teachers to carry out teaching. Online teaching competency is closely related to teaching effectiveness. This study developed a self-assessment scale based on the competency model for the competency of international Chinese language teachers in online teaching. After research, it was found that there is a certain positive correlation between knowledge literacy and vocational skills indicators. Knowledge literacy scores are relatively low among the five indicators, and the distribution of scores in each secondary indicator is uneven. In response to the issues identified in the survey, this study proposes improvement suggestions from aspects such as academic cooperation, unit training, and teacher awareness. This will provide inspiration for improving teachers' online teaching competence.