Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language

Guanglun Michael Mu is Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology in Australia. His research interests include mixed methods research, diversity and inclusion and Chinese in diaspora. He is also Associate Editor for the International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education.

• List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgement Foreword Preface Chapter One: From the White Australia Policy to Multiculturalism: Chinese Immigrants and Chinese Language in Australia Chapter Two: Chinese Heritage Language and its Learners in the West: Empirical Knowledge, Theoretical Framework, and Research Method Chapter Three: Sociological Mechanism for Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language in Australia: A Quantitative Investigation Chapter Four: A Qualitative Exploration of the Profits of Chinese Heritage Language Learning: You Reap What You Sow! Chapter Five: Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language: A Perplexed Project

A thought-provoking, highly engaging work that has deftly shown how Bourdieusian framework can be applied in the research field of literacy education and Heritage Language learning. A must-read for those interested in overseas Chinese communities and Heritage Language learning across various immigrant communities in general!