在尼日利亚，有一处特别的课堂——中材国际尼日利亚子公司中文工坊。这里不仅是教授中文与职业技能的场所，更是越来越多当地青年职业梦想的起点。自2022年12月设立以来，这所由江西应用技术职业学院与中材国际尼日利亚子公司共建的中文工坊，通过开设中文课程、开展职业技能培训、组织文化体验等方式，提升当地青年的语言能力和职业素养，帮助他们融入企业、提升岗位能力、拓宽发展空间。
In Nigeria, there is a special classroom——“Center for Chinese Language and Professional Skills” in NJZC International Construction Nig. Ltd. It is not only a place where Chinese language and vocational skills are taught, but also the starting point of career dreams for a growing number of local youths. Since its establishment in December 2022, this Center, jointly built by Jiangxi College of Applied Technology and NJZC International Construction Nig. Ltd., has been offering Chinese courses, vocational skills training, and cultural experience activities to enhance the language ability and professional competence of local people, helping them integrate into the company, improve their job performance, and broaden their development prospects.
工坊学员大多是中材国际尼日利亚子公司的当地员工，中文水平普遍不高，课堂参与度一度偏低。如何真正吸引他们、帮助他们，成为工坊教学团队面对的首要课题。
Most of the Center’s trainees are local employees of NJZC International Construction Nig. Ltd. Their Chinese proficiency is generally low, and class participation was once lackluster. How to truly attract and help them became the primary challenge facing the teaching team.
转机来自于一次文化融合的尝试。教师卢文超发现，尼日利亚青年对舞龙等中国传统艺术表现出浓厚兴趣。于是，一支全部由学员组成的舞龙队应运而生。没有专业教练，教师就自学后再传授;没有固定场地，晴天在烈日下练习，雨天挤在厂房屋檐下练习。当那条彩龙第一次真正“活”起来时，整个厂区沸腾了。那些曾经对中文课躲闪的眼神，开始闪烁着前所未有的光芒。
The turning point came from an attempt at cultural integration. Teacher Lu Wenchao found that Nigerian youths showed strong interest in traditional Chinese arts such as dragon dancing. Thus, a dragon dance team composed entirely of trainees came into being. With no professional coach, the teacher taught himself and then passed on the skills. With no fixed venue, they practiced under the scorching sun on clear days, and squeezed under the factory eaves on rainy days. When the colorful dragon truly “came to life” for the first time, the whole factory complex erupted in excitement. Those eyes that had once evaded Chinese class began to shine with unprecedented light.
从那以后，越来越多当地员工主动提出学习中文。教学团队顺势而为，在教学中融入中秋、中国电影、美食等文化元素，激发学员兴趣，增强课堂吸引力。教室逐渐满座，学员们开始主动用中文打招呼：“老师好!”“你好!”“谢谢!”“明天见!”
Since then, more and more local employees have taken the initiative to learn Chinese. The teaching team seized the momentum and integrated cultural elements such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese films, and Chinese cuisine into their lessons to spark students’ interest and enhance classroom appeal. The classroom gradually filled up, and trainees began to take the initiative to greet in Chinese: “老师好!” “你好!” “谢谢!” “明天见!”(“Hello, teacher!” “Hello!” “Thank you!” “See you tomorrow!”)
经过学习，学员们能用中文在车间里交流了。几个月后，机修工彼得已经能拿着扳手，指着轰鸣的设备对中方主管说：“老板，机器有点问题，要加水。”话语虽简单，配合着手势，沟通瞬间顺畅。主管感慨道：“以前这种关键操作全靠比划和英文交流，出过好几次小差错。现在学员能讲中文了，沟通就更顺畅了，安全也更有保障了。”
After some learning, the trainees were able to communicate in Chinese in the factory. A few months later, Peter, a mechanic, could hold a wrench, point at the roaring equipment, and say to his Chinese supervisor in Chinese: “老板，机器有点问题，要加水。(Boss, the machine has a problem. Need to add water.)” The sentence was simple, but with gestures, communication became smooth instantly. The supervisor remarked with feeling: “In the past, such critical operations relied entirely on gestures and English, and several small mistakes occurred. Now that the trainees can speak Chinese, communication is much smoother, and safety is better guaranteed.”
语言是文化的载体，职业技能更是个人发展的硬实力。中文教学之余，教学团队深入车间调研岗位实际需要，结合学员日常工作场景量身定制培训内容，确保学以致用、以用促学，重点推进“中文+机电一体化”“中文+机电安装”“中文+电工”等系列培训，将中文学习与专业技能提升紧密结合，真正让学员“听得懂、说得出、干得了”。
Language is the carrier of culture, and vocational skills are a hard power for personal development. In addition to Chinese teaching, the teacher goes deep into the factory to investigate actual job needs, tailoring training content to the trainees’ daily work scenarios to ensure learning is applied and application reinforces learning. The teacher has focused on promoting a series of training programs such as “Chinese + Mechatronics”, “Chinese + Mechanical and Electrical Installation”, and “Chinese + Electrical Work”, closely integrating Chinese learning with professional skill improvement so that trainees can truly “comprehend, communicate, and complete tasks”.
去年9月，工坊组织学员参加世界职业院校技能大赛非洲赛，在机电设备安装与运维赛道斩获铜奖。学员手持奖牌登上国际舞台，成为中文工坊的高光时刻。
Last September, the Center organized trainees to participate in the 2025 World Vocational College Skills Competition in Africa, winning a bronze medal in the Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Installation and Operation & Maintenance category. The trainees stepped onto the international stage holding their medals, marking a glorious moment for the Nigerian Center.
文化交融不止于课堂。看着学员们对学中文的兴趣越来越高涨，工坊陆续组织了“中国文化节”“中国电影节”以及系列传统文化节日交流活动。学员们体验中国民俗、品尝中国美食，并通过社交平台分享。这些精彩的活动吸引了家人朋友、公司客户、社区居民甚至当地政府工作人员。不知不觉间，一股“中文热”在工坊及周边悄然兴起。
Cultural integration goes beyond the classroom. Seeing the trainees’ growing interest in learning Chinese, the Center successively organized the “Chinese Culture Festival”, “Chinese Film Festival”, and a series of traditional festival exchange activities. Trainees experienced Chinese customs, tasted Chinese food, and shared them on social media platforms. These wonderful activities attracted family members, friends, company clients, community residents, and even local government officials. Almost imperceptibly, a “Chinese language craze” had quietly emerged in and around the Center.
随着业务不断发展，中文工坊还承担起企业文化培训职能，帮助新入职的当地员工更快融入企业，理解中国企业的管理模式与文化理念。中方管理人员表示：“自从有了中文工坊，我们和当地员工之间的距离感明显减少了，员工流失率下降，中尼员工默契度提升，工作配合顺畅多了。”
As construction continues to advance, the Center has also taken on the function of corporate culture training, helping newly recruited local employees integrate into the company more quickly and understand the management models and cultural concepts of Chinese enterprises. A Chinese manager said: “Since this Center was established, the sense of distance between us and local employees has significantly decreased. The employee turnover rate has dropped, the rapport between Chinese and Nigerian employees has improved, and work coordination has become much smoother.”
如今，由尼日利亚学员舞动的中国龙，已成为中尼文化交流的生动缩影。尼日利亚中文工坊用行动证明：语言与技能相结合，能够点亮青年职业发展之路，也能够拉近企业与社区之间的距离。那些曾经眼中写满迷茫的学员，正在这里收获方向、掌握本领，走向更加广阔的未来。
Today, the Chinese dragon danced by Nigerian trainees has become a vivid symbol of China-Nigeria cultural exchange. The “Center for Chinese Language and Professional Skills” in Nigeria has proven through action that the combination of language and skills can light up the career path of young people and also shorten the distance between enterprises and communities. Those trainees whose eyes were once full of confusion are now gaining direction, mastering skills, and stepping toward a broader future.
