Guest Lecture: The Application of Animated Films in Mythology Teaching

Speaker:

Prof. Dr. Chin-Chin Tseng (National Taiwan Normal University)

Date & Time:

22 July 2025, 14:00–15:30

Location:

KWZ 0.601

Format:

Hybrid

Online Registration:

Please register via email: goechaf@uni-goettingen.de

Language:

Presentation: Chinese

Slides: Chinese & English

Q&A: Bilingual (Chinese / English)

Abstract:

This lecture explores the use of animated films as engaging and effective tools in mythology instruction, helping to spark interest and deepen cultural understanding. Participants will learn how to guide students in identifying mythological themes, archetypal characters, and symbolic meanings through film selection, narrative analysis, and visual storytelling. The lecture will also discuss how to combine animated films with reading, discussion and creative activities to enhance students’ cross-cultural understanding and the ability to distinguish between classical Chinese, vernacular Chinese and dialects. This lecture is ideal for language teachers, humanities educators, and anyone interested in incorporating mythology into teaching practice .

Speaker’s Bio:

Dr. Chin-Chin Tseng is a full professor in the Department of Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University. She is currently serving as the Taiwan Chair and visiting researcher at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Dr. Tseng earned her B.A. in Foreign Languages and Literatures from National Taiwan University in 1988, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

A linguist, phonetician, and teacher educator, her early research focused on phonetics, interlanguage, and second language acquisition. More recently, her work has expanded to include Chinese dialect teacher education, AI-assisted teaching strategies, and the development of an interlanguage prosodic database for Chinese language research in Europe.

Recent publication:

Zhang, F., & Tseng, C.-C. (2025). Inclusive teaching strategies and proprioceptive learning methods for migrants in acquiring basic Chinese. In Y. Liang & Z. Li (Eds.), Diversity and inclusiveness in Chinese as a second language education (pp. 145–174). Routledge.

Ongoing project:

International Integrated Collaboration Project for the University Alliance in the Czech Republic (ICU) and the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT), under the national-level initiative for international collaboration in key academic fields (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences).

Project Title: The Dynamics of East-West Civilizational Interactions: Conflict or Fusion?

Sub-project: A Study on Interpersonal Communication between Czechs and Taiwanese in the Context of Second Language Teaching