Taking Chinese to the World

Wei Ye taught in a Confucius Institute in the US before completing her PhD at the University of Reading, UK. Her research interests include multicultural education, identity studies and public diplomacy.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Confucius Institutes and the Teaching of ChineseChapter 3 Intercultural Competence: the Experience of SojourningChapter 4 Motivation, Acculturation and Self-developmentChapter 5 Case Study: SuChapter 6 Case Study: QiaoChapter 7 Case Study: ShanChapter 8 ConclusionReferences        Appendix A       Appendix B

Taking Chinese to the World is one of the first works published outside China that addresses issues around the development of the influential Confucius Institute network. It contributes to research in the field of intercultural education/communication by looking at the transnational experiences of Confucius Institute Chinese teachers who live and teach in the UK. Insightfully and sensitively it addresses the impact of working abroad, not only on Chinese teachers’ changed perception of the host culture but also on how they feel about their own country.