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In college education, the demand for learning classical Chinese seems to be decreasing while the demand for learning Chinese characters is continuously increasing. Under this situation, in order to encourage learning Chinese classics, teachers need to identify the needs of learners and develop contents and management methods of lessons that they can enjoy. The present study used a case of classical Chinese related course as an elective course in order to search for effective ways of developing teaching-learning methods of classical Chinese education for college students. Specific contents and management strategies of the course, that is <the wisdom of Orient> were introduced and an effective direction of classical Chinese education was searched for from the view of practical approach to classical Chinese education in college. In general, ideal teaching-learning conditions include reasonable goal setting, interesting contents, systematic management designed to motivate learners’ participation, and valid criteria of evaluation. Among these conditions, the present study focused on the contents development and systematic management of the course that can trigger, increase, and maintain learners’ interests and participation. The teaching-learning method that I used in the course <the wisdom of the Orient> was to re-interpret the Oriental classics in terms of everyday life by the use of cultural contents. In addition, I encouraged the students to understand the wisdom of the ancestors and the Oriental culture through learning allegories. Research on the contents development of classical Chinese courses has been conducted for the past several years in order to investigated teaching -learning methods for the activation of decreased classical Chinese education. However, case studies on the contents utilization in classical Chinese education for college students have not been reported. Therefore, the present case study may be expected to contribute to the development of teaching-learning methods of classical Chinese education in college.

Classical Chinese education, teaching-learning methods, case, Oriental wisdom, culture contents, allegory