Training Teachers of Chinese in Australia is a book for established scholars, researchers, educators, and research higher degree students who are interested in teacher education, second and foreign language education and Chinese as a second language (CSL).

Shen Chen is a multilingual Teacher Educator in School of Education at University of Newcastle, Australia. He is one of the pioneers of training teachers of Chinese in Australia and a well-known scholar with an international reputation in language education. His contribution has been in the teaching and research of culture in language education and second language teacher education. His publication record includes 10 books and numerous journal articles and conference papers.

1. Introduction. A Pedagogical Problem 2. Teaching of Chinese to Speakers of Other Language in a Global Context 3. Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language in Australia 4. Development of Second Language Teacher Education in the West 5. Theoretic Foundations for Training Teachers of Chinese in Australia 6. Curriculum Design for Training Teachers of Chinese in Universities 7. Implementation and Evaluation of Training Programmes in Universities 8. Professional Development for Teachers of Chinese in Schools 9. Conclusion: Training Teachers of Chinese at Crossroads