Five adult English-speaking Canadians and one native speaker of Chinese collaborate in writing a description of learning of Chinese by the English speakers. The basic approach was narrative inquiry informed by diary studies.
Five adult English-speaking Canadians and one native speaker of Chinese collaborate in writing a description of learning of Chinese by the English speakers. The basic approach was narrative inquiry informed by diary studies.
The acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The …
La 4e de couv. indique : "Developing Chinese Fluency is a rigorous communication skill training program that seeks to systematically expand the intermediate learners' vocabulary, and help them achieve advanced level proficiency in the oral and written use of the language -- part…
Issues connected with motivation, ethnicity, and identity among adolescent and young adult heritage language learners are the subject of a growing amount of research in diaspora communities. However, until recently, this research has tended to be quantitative, and the constructs…
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The complexity of the 'Chinese World' -- 3. Research Design -- 4. Chinese Community schools: 'Spaces for People to Come Together and Learn from Each Other' -- 5. One of Many Chinese Heritage Languages: 'I Can't Speak Mandarin but when I Speak Can…
This book investigates the social, political and educational role of community language education in migratory contexts. It draws on an ethnographic study that investigates the significance of Mandarin-Chinese community schooling in Britain as an intercultural space for those in…
"This book investigates the social, political and educational role of community language education in migratory contexts. It draws on an ethnographic study that investigates the significance of Mandarin-Chinese community schooling in Britain as an intercultural space for those i…
"This book investigates the social, political and educational role of community language education in migratory contexts. It draws on an ethnographic study that investigates the significance of Mandarin-Chinese community schooling in Britain as an intercultural space for those i…
