Short-term Intensive Chinese Teaching in Thai Universities Based on OBE: A Case Studies of Chinese Teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine Major at MFU in Thailand
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OBE Theory, Thailand , Short-Term, Intensive Chinese TeachingAbstract
Outcome-Based Education (OBE) theory is an educational concept that by presetting learning outcomes as the goal and measures the knowledge and skills learners should master. Based on the OBE theory, short-term intensive Chinese teaching for first-year students majoring in Traditional Chinese medicine has greatly succeeded at Mae Fah Luang University. These Chinese beginners who’s major are Traditional Chinese medicine spend one academic year(about 7 months) to learn short-term intensive Chinese course, their Chinese proficiency has reached Level 4.This article has sorted out the application of the OBE theory in the short-term intensive Chinese teaching of freshmen majoring in traditional Chinese medicine at Mae Fah Luang University, and also confirmed the effectiveness and essential value of the OBE theory in short-term intensive Chinese teaching in Thailand Universities. It provides a reference for the future short-term intensive Chinese education of Mae Fah Luang University and the short-term intensive Chinese instruction carried out by other universities in Thailand.
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