Brief Biography of Huiling Yu

Mr Huiling Yu has many years of experience teaching Chinese in schools across Australia and Hong Kong. He has held teaching, curriculum leadership, and academic management roles in both international and local educational institutions, and has contributed extensively to International Baccalaureate (IB) programme development, school authorisation and evaluation, curriculum review, and examination assessment.

Mr Yu previously served as the Chief Examiner for the NSW HSC Chinese Continuers and Chinese Extension courses and is currently the Principal of Datong Chinese School. His research interests include multilingual learning, language assessment, and teacher professional development. He is also the author of a range of IB learning resources, including study guides for the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) Chinese A and Chinese B courses.

禹慧灵老师从教多年，在澳洲和香港多间学校任中文教职，担任国际及本地教育机构教学及课程主管工作，并参与国际文凭课程规划及学校发展、授权认证、课程复审及考试评估多项工作。禹老师曾任NSW HSC 中文Continuers 和 Extension 课程总考官，现任大同中文学校校长。禹的研究方向包括多语言学习、语言教学评估以及教师专业培训。禹老师是IB学习资料的作者，编著IBDP中文A和中文B课程学习指导。

本次演讲将分享对国际文凭组织（IB）和新州高中毕业证书（HSC）语言课程的一些观察。中文课程是关注的焦点。当今世界，语言学习的重要性已被广泛认可。在规划语言课程时，学生的语言背景、学习目标以及学习和教学方法都是关键的考量。就课程选择而言，IB课程有相当大的灵活性，允许学生从不同级别的语言课程中做出自己的选择。相较之下，HSC 的语言（英语除外）课程则有明确的选读资格标准，学生可以选修哪些级别的课程，受其约束。在课程目标方面，IB提倡语言学习的持续连贯性，并鼓励在教学和评估中最大化使用目标语言。相较之下，HSC 语言课程似乎更重视学生群体的语言多样性，并认可英语作为学校主要教学语言的地位。这些不同的策略和实践反映出不同的教育理念以及文化和社会背景。同时，如何营建多元、公平、全纳性的学习环境，学习活动如何才算有意义，如何全力支持学生投入这样的学习活动之中，也是值得思考的关键问题。

This presentation examines the language curricula of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC), with a particular focus on their Chinese language programmes. The importance of language learning is widely recognised in today's world. In developing a language curriculum, students' linguistic backgrounds, learning objectives, and approaches to learning and teaching are key considerations. IB provides considerable flexibility, allowing students to choose from a range of language courses and levels of study. In contrast, the NSW HSC languages (other than English) courses are governed by clearly defined eligibility criteria that determine which students may enrol in particular language courses. In terms of curriculum aims, the IB promotes a language learning continuum and encourages a maximum possible use of the target language in both teaching and assessment. By comparison, the NSW HSC appears to place greater emphasis on the linguistic diversity of its student population and recognises the role of English as the primary language of schooling. These differing approaches and practices reflect distinct educational philosophies as well as broader cultural and social contexts. Key issues may also include diversity, equality and inclusion in the school community, and the extent to which curriculum and classroom practices support meaningful student engagement in the learning process.