Learning Chinese : : Linguistic, Sociocultural, and Narrative Perspectives /

Learning Chinese : : Linguistic, Sociocultural, and Narrative Perspectives / / Tim Anderson, Roma Ilnyckyj, Ella VanGaya, Rachel Wang, Elliott Yates, Patricia Duff.

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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 collaborative, multip...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Duff, Patricia,
Anderson, Tim,
Ilnyckyj, Roma,
VanGaya, Ella,
Wang, Rachel,
Yates, Elliott,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL] , 5
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Physical Description:1 online resource (322 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Table of contents
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • 1 ‘China Rising’: Chinese and Chinese Language Learning as Global Phenomena
  • 2 Developing Chinese Proficiency: Linguistic Perspectives
  • 3 Developing Everyday Chinese Literacies: Sinographic Choices, Practices, and Identities
  • 4 Sociocultural Approaches to Chinese Language Learning and Research: Negotiating Identities and Communities
  • 5 Narrative and Metanarrative Perspectives on Learning, Researching, and Theorizing Chinese as an Additional Language
  • 6 Conclusion: Reflections on Research in Chinese as an Additional Language
  • Appendices

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