Learning Chinese : linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative perspectives / Patricia Duff ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duff, Patricia, author.

Contributor:

Duff, Patricia, 1959-

Series:

Trends in applied linguistics ; 5.

Trends in applied linguistics, 1868-6362 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese language--Study and teaching.

Chinese language.

Chinese language--Social aspects.

Chinese language--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative. The book reveals fascinating dimensions of Chinese language learning based on vivid first-person accounts (with autobiographical n

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781934078778

1934078778

OCLC:

831121386