Abstract
Cameroon and China have been cooperating and exchanging in several areas for a long time. In the educational sector, the Confucius Institute plays an important and ‘unique’ role in the materialisation of the educational and cultural exchange between the two countries. In recent years, the institute is experiencing a resurgence of interest in Chinese language and culture among young Cameroonians. The number of learners enrolled in the Confucius Institute is increasing, and the realisations of the Institute are obvious, it includes the grant of scholarships to study in China, the training programmes for local Chinese teachers and the opportunities of work for graduated students. Nevertheless, despite the success and various realisations of the Confucius Institute in Cameroon, some issues influencing the performance of this institution and the quality of the cooperation need to be addressed. It remains necessary to conduct some reforms on the management of the cooperation to attend an effective and successful educational and cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Keywords: Confucius Institute, Cameroon, China, Educational and Cultural exchange, Chinese teaching. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-3-05 Publication date: January 31 st 2021
Highlights
Africa and China educational cooperation has a long history and dates back to the 1950s
The current study focuses on the analysis of some documents about the role of the Confucius Institute in the development and promotion of the Chinese language teaching in Cameroon
Findings and Discussion 4.1 Confucius Institute Realisations in Cameroon In recent years, the Confucius Institute is experiencing a surge of interest in Chinese language and culture among young Cameroonians
Summary
Africa and China educational cooperation has a long history and dates back to the 1950s. It is usually referred as a ‘South-South development cooperation’ The cooperation policies have gone through different stages, namely the period of political alignments (1950-1989), the period of Africa as a source of political support (1989-2000), and the period of increasing economic relationship (2000present) The cooperation focuses on mutual understanding and friendship, mutual benefits and common development, African countries capabilities, practical actions The SinoAfrican educational cooperation covers a wide range of programmes such as human resources cooperation, the Chinese language teaching, the granting of Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC), School construction projects, and higher education cooperation (Niu, 2013, pp. 37–42)
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