師大華研所成立於1995年,是國內最早的華語教學研究所,碩士班每年招收約20位本地生及10位僑外生,博士班於2003年成立,每年招收約6位本地生與3位外籍生,採本地生和外籍生共同上課的方式,不但能拓展國際視野,亦能在交流中吸取外籍生的華語學習經驗。 師大華研所強調教學研究與師資培育並重,主要課程分為漢語語言學、華語教學以及第二語言教育三類,學生必須平均修習三個領域的課程,建立基礎理論知識,並撰寫畢業論文,還須進行100小時的教學實習,達到理論和實務的結合。 師大華研所官方網站提供系所介紹、招生規定、修業辦法等資訊,亦展示研究成果及教學資源,華語教師及有志就讀華研所的學生皆可多加利用。其中「教研成果」專區資料豐富,包含教師及系所重要著作介紹、語料庫與學習網站開發、碩博士生論文發表及實習經歷,不論學術及實務領域皆貢獻卓越。網站還設有16種語言版本,充滿國際化色彩。
Graduate Institute for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language was founded in 1995. It was the first graduate institute in Taiwan specializing in Chinese language instruction. The graduate institute places equal emphasis on pedagogical research and teacher's training. Courses are offered in three major domains: Chinese linguistic, Chinese pedagogy, and second language learning. In addition to taking classes in these three domains, students are required to complete student teaching prior to completing the program. This official website of the Graduate Institute is in 16 languages and contains information on admission, program requirements, research achievements, teaching resources, and corpus databases.