Chinese Language Education in the United States

Chinese Language Education in the United States edited by Jiening Ruan, Jie Zhang, Cynthia B. Leung.

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ruan, Jiening (Editor), Zhang, Jie (Editor), Leung, Cynthia B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Multilingual Education, 14
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Language and education.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Applied linguistics.
Chinese language.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical Overview of Chinese Language Education for Speakers of Other Languages in China and the United States
  • 3. Chinese Government Policies and Initiatives on the International Popularization of Chinese: An Economics of Language Perspective
  • 4. U.S. Policies and Initiatives for CFL Education
  • 5. Understanding Chinese as a Foreign Language from the Perspective of Second Language Acquisition 6. Medium-of-Instruction Policy and Practices in CSL Classrooms
  • 7. Technology in CFL Education
  • 8. Chinese as a Foreign Language in K-12 Education
  • 9. CFL Education at the College Level
  • 10. The Teaching of Chinese to Heritage Language Learners at the Post-Secondary Level
  • 11. Practice and Research on Chinese Language Learning in Study Abroad Contexts
  • 12. Chinese Language Teachers’ Pedagogical Adjustment and Classroom Management in Cross-cultural Contexts
  • 13. CFL Teacher Preparation and Development.

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