Del 14 - Multilingual Education

Chinese Language Education in the United States

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Av Jiening Ruan, Jie Zhang, Cynthia B. Leung

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This book offers historical, philosophical, and sociocultural perspectives on Chinese language education for speakers of other languages with a special focus on Chinese language education in the United States. It provides a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary look at changes in CFL/CSL education over time in China and the U.S. and the philosophical, political and sociocultural influences that led to these changes. The essays address a wide array of topics related to Chinese language education, including: A historical overview of the fieldTheories that apply to CFL/CSL learningPolicies and initiatives for CFL/CSL by the Chinese and U.S. governmentsMedium of instructionCurriculum and instruction for CFL/CSL learners at K-12 and college levelsTechnology for CFL/CSL educationChinese language learning for heritage learnersCFL in study abroad contextsCFL teacher education and trainingThis work is essential reading forscholars and students interested in gaining a greater understanding of Chinese language education in the two countries and around the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-11-18
Mått155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt571 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieMultilingual Education
Antal sidor250
Upplaga15001
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319213071

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1. Introduction.- 2. Historical Overview of Chinese Language Education for Speakers of Other Languages in China and the United States.- 3. Chinese Government Policies and Initiatives on the International Popularization of Chinese: An Economics of Language Perspective.- 4. U.S. Policies and Initiatives for CFL Education.- 5. Understanding Chinese as a Foreign Language from the Perspective of Second Language Acquisition 6. Medium-of-Instruction Policy and Practices in CSL Classrooms.- 7. Technology in CFL Education.- 8. Chinese as a Foreign Language in K-12 Education.- 9. CFL Education at the College Level.- 10. The Teaching of Chinese to Heritage Language Learners at the Post-Secondary Level.- 11. Practice and Research on Chinese Language Learning in Study Abroad Contexts.- 12. Chinese Language Teachers’ Pedagogical Adjustment and Classroom Management in Cross-cultural Contexts.- 13. CFL Teacher Preparation and Development.

“The timely and insightful volume under review here – the first collection of its kind – offers original, cross-disciplinary and indepth discussions of a wide range of critical issues related to CLE in the United States and beyond, from pedagogical, historical, political, economic, linguistic and sociocultural perspectives. … It is a comprehensive and enlightening reference tool for teachers, scholars, policy-makers and students, and it suggests promising future research directions.” (Hong Diao, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, tandfonline.com, August, 2017)