The entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language classroom. But what sort of 'language' & 'culture' are on offer there? In this book Edward McDonald emphasizes the importance of the social & cultural factors in language learning & seeks to blow away many existing myths about Chinese language learning.
The entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language classroom. But what sort of 'language' & 'culture' are on offer there? In this b...
In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming 'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones is the Chinese language classroom, the kinds of "language" and "culture" on offer there are rarely questioned, and the links between the forms of the language and the situations in which they may be used are rarely drawn....
In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the university student of Chine...
