Learning Chinese: Linguistic, Sociocultural, and Narrative Perspectives

Patricia Duff; Tim Anderson; Roma Ilnyckyj; Ella VanGaya; Rachel Tianxuan Wang; Elliott Yates

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2013

Learning Chinese

Linguistic, Sociocultural, and Narrative Perspectives

Patricia Duff , Tim Anderson , Roma Ilnyckyj , Ella VanGaya , Rachel Tianxuan Wang and Elliott Yates

Volume 5 in the series Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781934078778

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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 narratives included in the book) of adults negotiating not only their own and others' language and literacy learning, but also their identities, communities, and trajectories as users of Chinese.

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Patricia Duff, Tim Anderson, Roma Ilnyckyj, Ella VanGaya, Rachel Tianxuan Wang, Elliott Yates.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiv
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1 ‘China Rising’: Chinese and Chinese Language Learning as Global Phenomena Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Developing Chinese Proficiency: Linguistic Perspectives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3 Developing Everyday Chinese Literacies: Sinographic Choices, Practices, and Identities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
4 Sociocultural Approaches to Chinese Language Learning and Research: Negotiating Identities and Communities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
5 Narrative and Metanarrative Perspectives on Learning, Researching, and Theorizing Chinese as an Additional Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
6 Conclusion: Reflections on Research in Chinese as an Additional Language Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Applied Linguists; Chinese Language Educators; Applied Linguists of Chinese; Language and Literacy Educators; Sociocultural Linguists
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 322
Illustrations
- Tables: 18
Keywords: Applied Linguistics; Chinese Language; Autobiography; Narrative; Second and Foreign Language Acquisition; Language Learning

eBook

Published: March 1, 2013
ISBN: 9781934078778

Hardcover

Published: February 18, 2013
ISBN: 9781934078761