This book collects the research findings at the first APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation) education forum held at Beijing Language and Culture University, including more than 20 papers written by Chinese, Malaysian, Philippine, Vietnamese, Bruneian, Thailand, Australian, American and Peruvian educational officers, experts and scholars. It discusses the importance, feasibility and the future development of regional language education from four aspects, i.e., the language education policy and talents cultivation, the globalization and localization of language education, the professional development of language teachers, information technology and language education projects, fully showcasing the multicultural communication and cooperation at this forum and providing important reference for the language education and talents cultivation at these economic entities and other countries and regions. 

Prof. Li Yuming, the Secretary of Beijing Language and Culture University CPC Committee, focuses his research on Linguistic Theories, Modern Chinese, Psycholinguistics, and Language Planning. He published more than 10 works, including Children’s Language Development, Explorations on the Systematic Acquisition of Han Ethnic Group Children’s Interrogative Sentences (co-authored), Language Understanding and Occurrence (co-authored), Studies on the Quantity and Scope of Chinese Language, Grammatical Studies, Language Learning and Education, Studies on Chinese Language Planning, Continuation of the Studies on Chinese Language Planning. Prof. Li also published more than 380 papers.