Research On The Confucius Institute In Italy Based On The Database

China and Italy are the start and end point of the ancient Silk Road respectively.And Italy is the first developed country to join the "Belt and Road"initiative,the two countries enjoy a long history of deep connections.In recent years,with the warming up "Chinese fever",the importance of the Confucius Institute as a platform for the promotion and cultural exchange of Chinese is self-evident.Italy is the first country in Europe to teach Chinese,and has been playing a leading role in the promotion of Chinese in Europe.This article makes a comprehensive and in-depth inspection of the Italian Confucius Institute,analyzes the current status and characteristics of its school operation,discover problems and challenges in its development,and put forward targeted reflections and suggestions.It is inspiring and referable to improve quality and promote sustainable development of Italian Confucius Institute.This article is based on the Italian Confucius Institute database.It mines big data and carries out statistical analysis related to the research topic.It also combines typical analysis,quantitative research and qualitative research.The content is divided into seven chapters:Chapter 1,Introduction,including research origin,research significance,research trends,research design;Chapter 2,research background and basic information of the Confucius Institute;Chapter 3,Chinese teaching situation of the Confucius Institute in Italy;Chapter 4,the cultural exchange activities and key project construction of the Confucius Institute in Italy;Chapter 5,the typical analysis of the Confucius Institute at the National University of Milan;Chapter 6,the research conclusions and inspiration;the conclusion.The study found that the number of Confucius Institutes in Italy is among the highest in Europe,with a reasonable geographical distribution.Confucius Institutes are more densely distributed in the north than in the south.Each Confucius Institute radiates and promotes Chinese teaching in surrounding areas through multiple Confucius Classrooms and teaching sites.Most of the organizers of Confucius Institutes are famous Chinese and Italian schools,which cooperate with each other to achieve a win-win situation.In terms of education,the Chinese teaching system of the Confucius Institute in Italy is relatively complete,with a variety of courses,a large number of students,and multiple levels.The teaching team is composed of local teachers and Chinese "input"teachers,which complement each other and complement each other.However,the mobility of teachers is large.More general-purpose textbooks are used,and the local textbook research and development has achieved remarkable results.In terms of the construction of key projects,the cultural activities of the Confucius Institute in Italy are rich,the audience is wide,and brand activities are effective.In addition to regular cultural activities,many excellent cultural activities with brand effects have been held.Local teacher training have had significant effects,Chinese proficiency test programs also has been progressing steadily.This article summarizes the overall characteristics of the Confucius Institute in Italy.It is typical in the Confucius Institute system and has played an important platform role and a good demonstration in continuing to promote the Italian "Chinese fever" Effect.Taking root in local culture is an important way for the sustainable development of the Confucius Institute in Italy.It has also played a positive role in promoting the humanities exchanges and people-to-people communication between China and Italy.At the same time,this article points out the problems in its development.Confucius Institutes need to improve the awareness of quality and the localization construction needs to be further strengthened.In the end,the suggestions for promoting the sustainable development of the Confucius Institute in Italy are put forward.Confucius Institutes should adapt to local conditions,solidly promoting the localization of education,breaking through the bottleneck of homogeneity,raising the awareness of quality,building boutique courses,and launching boutique cultural innovation projects.Confucius Institute's need to combine their own characteristics and the actual needs of Italy,promote the "Chinese+" characteristic project,cultivate compound talents,and help the "Belt and Road" construction.