Learning Chinese : Linguistic, Sociocultural, and Narrative Perspectives Hardback
by Patricia Duff, Tim Anderson, Roma Ilnyckyj, Ella VanGaya, Rachel Wang, Elliott Yates
Part of the Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL] series
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:337 pages, 18 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; b/w line drawings
- Publisher:De Gruyter
- Publication Date:18/02/2013
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- ISBN:9781934078761
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:337 pages, 18 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; b/w line drawings
- Publisher:De Gruyter
- Publication Date:18/02/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781934078761
