Chinese Language Education in the United States

by Jiening Ruan (Editor), Jie Zhang (Editor), Cynthia B. Leung (Editor)

Overview

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 training

This work is essential reading forscholars and students interested in gaining a greater understanding of Chinese language education in the two countries and around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319363110
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	08/23/2016
Series:	Multilingual Education , #14
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

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.

Editorial Reviews

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)

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