Chinese Language Education in the United States

ISBN-13: 9783319213071 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 250 str.

Jiening Ruan; Jie Zhang; Cynthia B. Leung

Opis

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 field
Theories that apply to CFL/CSL learning
Policies and initiatives for CFL/CSL by the Chinese and U.S. governments
Medium of instruction
Curriculum and instruction for CFL/CSL learners at K-12 and college levels
Technology for CFL/CSL education
Chinese language learning for heritage learners
CFL in study abroad contexts
CFL teacher education and trainingThis work is essential reading for scholars and students interested in gaining a greater understanding of Chinese language education in the two countries and around the world.

Recenzje

"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)

Spis treści

1. Introduction by Jiening Ruan, Jie Zhang, and Cynthia Leung.- 2. Historical Overview of Chinese Language Education for Speakers of Other Languages in China and the United States by Wenxia Wang and Jiening Ruan.- 3. Chinese Government Policies and Initiatives on the International Popularization of Chinese: An Economics of Language Perspective by Shuai Li and Jianqin Wang.- 4. U.S. Policies and Initiatives for CFL Education by Jin’ai Sun and Roger Shouse.- 5. Understanding Chinese as a Foreign Language from the Perspective of Second Language Acquisition by Jie Zhang.- 6. Medium-of-Instruction Policy and Practices in CSL Classrooms by Danping Wang.- 7. Technology in CFL Education by Yongan Wu.- 8. Chinese as a Foreign Language in K-12 Education by Ke Peng.- 9. CFL Education at the College Level by Yu Li and Zheng-sheng Zhang.- 10. The Teaching of Chinese to Heritage Language Learners at the Post-Secondary Level by Xuehua Xiang.- 11. Practice and Research on Chinese Language Learning in Study Abroad Contexts by Li Jin.- 12. Chinese Language Teachers’ Pedagogical Adjustment and Classroom Management in Cross-cultural Contexts by Wenying Zhou and Guofang Li.- 13. CFL Teacher Preparation and Development by Michael Everson