At the teaching stage of intermediate & advanced Chinese to foreign students,the training of
linguistic skills
& the cultivation of
communicating ability must adhere to the principle of overall coordination so that the teaching of linguistic knowledge & cultural factors can work in coordination with the training of
linguistic skills.They must adhere to the principle with training as the base & the cultivation of communicating ability as purpose so that the training can have an object in view & the cultivation of ability can have a definite purpose.They must adhere to the principle of stressing the teaching of reading based on the premise of listening,speaking,reading & writing simultaneously so that listening can be integrated with speaking with reading as the foundation & equal consideration is given to reading & writing with reading as purpose.They must adhere to the principle of variety of teaching means & the diversity of teaching methods so that the modern teaching can be rich & colourful.In addition,emphasis has to be laid on the research on the linguistic teaching theory & communicational theory to sublimate in practice & to perfect under the guidance of theory the training of linguistic skills & the cultivation of communicating ability.