"ICLTA is a qualification certification jointly launched by the International Association of Teachers of Chinese as a Foreign Language (ICLTA) according to international member countries and educational research institutions. ICLTA certificate is the only official certification of China, the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, India, Belgium, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and other 158 member countries.
Whether teaching Chinese as a foreign language or other majors, you need to have certain conditions to apply for the ICLTA teacher qualification examination, which is divided into intermediate and advanced. If you have your own conditions, you can directly apply for the advanced qualification certificate. Requirements for applying for advanced qualification certificate: college degree or above; Foreign language proficiency must reach CET-4 and above, IELTS 5.0, CET-3 (within the validity period), and other small languages are also acceptable; Putonghua secondary certificate, etc. ICLTA exam is divided into two parts, teaching theory part and classroom practice part. The theoretical part is written test, which mainly examines the basic knowledge of modern Chinese, the theory of teaching Chinese as a foreign language, cross-cultural communication, the basic knowledge of China culture, and the design and production of teaching plans. The practice part is 15 minute scene teaching.
According to the official statistics of ICLTA International Chinese Teachers Association, the number of Chinese learners in major countries in the world is increasing by 50% every year in recent years. At present, Chinese has become the fastest growing language in the world. It is predicted that with the increasing influence of China in the world, the number of overseas Chinese learners will increase to1.500 million by the end of this year, and the international demand for Chinese as a foreign language will surge. In the United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and other countries, the demand for TCFL teachers is in short supply.
According to the official forecast of the Ministry of Education, there are currently more than 5.8 million qualified teachers of Chinese as a foreign language in the world. Teaching Chinese as a foreign language has become a very sought-after job, and the starting salary of many training institutions generally exceeds 6000 yuan. People who are not majoring in Chinese as a foreign language do not have to worry. They can engage in this profession by obtaining ICLTA as a foreign language teacher qualification certificate. At present, the number of people who use and study Chinese abroad is close to 65.438+0.5 billion, and about 654.38+0.09 countries have 6500 schools offering Chinese training courses. Confucius Institutes have been established in various places, and the number of foreigners learning Chinese has increased rapidly. The salary of an internationally recognized Chinese teacher reaches 65438+200,000-250,000 RMB.