Study Of Feasibility On The Integration Of Chinese Into The National Education System Of Burundi

With the continuous advancement of the “Belt and Road” initiative,more and more countries have integrated Chinese into their national education systems.There are currently 75 countries wishing to integrate Chinese into their national education system,13 of them are African countries.As a country located in central Africa,Burundi is passing through the Confucius Institute of Burundi University teaches Chinese in universities,middle and elementary schools.Through a survey questionnaires and interviews,it was learned that only a few schools set Chinese courses as compulsory courses,while most schools set them as optional courses.In addition,there are still many problems in the integration of Chinese into the national education system of Burundi.For example,the progress of integrating Chinese into the national education system of Burundi is uneven,Burundi lacks localized teaching resources,and the teaching methods do not adapt to the local teaching model.This study investigates the overall Chinese teaching situation in the Confucius Institute of Burundi University,summarizes the existing problems,and puts forward suggestions and countermeasures in order to make proposals for the future Chinese teaching work in Burundi: 1.To the Burundi government: the Burundi government may cooperate with the Confucius Institute to Carry out cooperation and formulate relevant laws to unify the Chinese language teaching policies of all public and private schools in Burundi;2.To the Center For Language Education and Cooperation(former Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters): Chinese language teaching must meet Burundi’s localized needs and make It is integrated into the local education system;3.To the Chinese government: To further strengthen economic cooperation with Burundi will help increase local Chinese demand,thereby increasing learners’ Chinese acceptance and improving the practicality of Chinese learning.