Del 167 - Multilingual Matters

Soft Power and the Worldwide Promotion of Chinese Language Learning

The Confucius Institute Project

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Jeffrey Gil

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‘The Confucius Institute Project’ – consisting of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms, the posting of Chinese language teachers to overseas schools and universities and the Chinese Bridge language competition – represents an attempt by China to extend its influence globally through the use of soft power. Facilitated by a rapidly increasing demand for Chinese language learning, it has established a presence across the globe and made valuable contributions to the learning and teaching of Chinese. However, this has not necessarily led to an increasingly positive view of China, either at a political or a societal level. Through an analysis of official documents, interviews with those involved, a survey of Chinese-language learners and a study of academic and media sources, the author evaluates the aims of the project, and discusses whether these aims are being met.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-05-11
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieMultilingual Matters
Antal sidor144
FörlagChannel View Publications Ltd
ISBN9781783098057

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Tables Conventions for Chinese Terms and Chinese Names AcknowledgementsChapter 1: Introduction: Language, Culture and China’s Rise in a Globalising WorldChapter 2: Chinese Culture Goes Global: Soft Power and the Promotion of Chinese Language LearningChapter 3: Mapping the Confucius Institute Project: High Extensity, Intensity and VelocityChapter 4: Evaluating the Confucius Institute Project: Impact at the State-to-State LevelChapter 5: Evaluating the Confucius Institute Project: Impact at the Society-to-Society Level Chapter 6: Conclusions and Implications ReferencesInterviews Index

Jeffrey Gil’s critical review of China’s attempt to gain further influence on the world’s politico-economic stage through promoting Chinese as a global language is a timely contribution that has wide-ranging implications for policy and practice. Its international perspective in particular marks it out among the emerging body of literature on the proliferation of Confucius Institutes worldwide.