2004．第19卷第1期（Vol. 19 No. 1）．pp. 121136
The Development of Putonghua Teachers’ Beliefs
蘇潔玉、梁佩雲、謝雪梅（Kit-Yuk SO, Pui-Wan LEUNG, & Suet-Mui TSE）
Putonghua (spoken Mandarin Chinese) has been one of the core curricula in Hong Kong since 1998. This article is concerned about how local teacher training institutions can prepare competent Putonghua teachers in a non-native context. A few typical cases have been identified as the focus of study from a longitudinal research on beginning teachers. Their training in past teacher education program is reviewed, and their early experiences in teaching Putonghua analyzed. Findings from this study indicate that beliefs of the beginning teachers are crucial to their professional growth. It is argued that Putonghua teacher educators should incorporate corresponding measures for fostering proper beliefs of student teachers in teacher education programs.