A Study of the Relationship Between the Pre-service International Chinese Language Teacher Beliefs and Occupational Outlook on Development

Abstract

With the rise of China and the increasing global influence of the Chinese language, international Chinese language education has gradually become a focal point in the global education field. In the flourishing development of international Chinese language education, the training and support for pre-service international Chinese language teachers has become an urgent problem to be addressed. People are paying increasing attention to the psychological and career development of pre-service teachers nowadays, and therefore the relationship between the teacher beliefs and occupational outlook on development of pre-service international Chinese language teachers deserves in-depth analysis. Firstly, this study analyzes the reliability and validity of the pre-service International Chinese language teacher belief Scale and the Professional Development Outlook scale to ensure the reliability and validity of the two scales. Secondly, this study tests the correlation between the pre-service international Chinese language teachers beliefs and the occupational development outlook. The findings show that the teaching beliefs, Chinese language beliefs and occupational development outlook had a statistically significant correlation, while there is no statistically significant correlation between learner beliefs and occupational development outlook. Finally, the regression analysis of teaching belief, Chinese language belief and occupational development outlook is carried out in this study. The results show that both teaching belief and Chinese language belief of pre-service international Chinese language teachers can predict the occupational development outlook. This study is helpful to deeply explore the psychological state of pre-service international Chinese language teachers and provide some references and enlightenment for the training of pre-service international Chinese language teachers.