The international Chinese education in ASEAN has close ties with Chinese media and holds significant value in uniting ethnic groups and inheriting Chinese culture.By establishing a thematic corpus of reports on"international Chinese education"from 25 Chinese media websites in the 10 ASEAN countries from 2013 to 2023 and analyzing it based on the LDA topic model,this paper identifies three categories of twelve main topics in the reports related to"international Chinese education"in ASEAN Chinese media.Among them,"Chinese language education","international Chinese teaching","community participation",and"economic and trade cooperation"are the current hot topics in the field of international Chinese education.In terms of evolutionary trends,rising topics include"national policies","educational systems","international Chinese teaching",and"economic and trade cooperation",while declining topics include"COVID-19 pandemic","family education","community participation",and"Chinese language education",with stable topics including"overseas Chinese","Chinese language arts","cultural exchanges",and"teacher ethics and cultivation".The usage of the term"Chinese language"is highest in ASEAN Chinese society,but the distinction of related concepts is ambiguous.Overseas Chinese in ASEAN pay attention to recent political developments in China,economic and trade exchanges,and the demand for professional Chinese language proficiency is increasing with strengthened cooperation.Overseas Chinese value cultural heritage and family education,but the sense of identification with Chinese culture is weakening among the new generation of Chinese descendants.The intensity of the"Chinese language education"topic decreases as the degree of immigration deepens,while the intensity of the"international Chinese teaching"topic rises.ASEAN Chinese media actively promote"international Chinese education",but there is room for improvement in reporting quality and dissemination effects.To promote the high-quality development of international Chinese education and enhance its dissemination effects in ASEAN Chinese media,decision-making institutions related to international Chinese education,as well as Chinese communities,Chinese schools,and Chinese media,should seize opportunities to expand the effectiveness of Chinese education and cultural dissemination,leverage resources from various Chinese communities,focus on cultivating a stronger sense of identification with the ancestral country among the new generation of Chinese descendants,implement comprehensive strategies to improve the quality and level of international Chinese teaching,and strengthen publicity to enhance the influence of international Chinese communication.
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