Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language : An Australian Perspective /

This book explores the fascinating topic of heritage language learning, looking in particular at Chinese Australians' learning of Chinese. The author studies the investment, challenges and benefits of heritage language learning across varied contexts including school, work, home and in the comm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mu, Guanglun Michael (Autor)
Otros Autores: Luke, Allan (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2015]
Colección:Multilingual Matters
Temas:
Chinese language > Study and teaching > Australia.
Chinese > Australia > Languages.
Language and culture > Political aspects > Australia.
Language policy > Political aspects > Australia.
Political sociology > Australia.
Political sociology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics.
Bourdieu.
Chineseness.
Heritage language.
Identity.
Language and cultural policy.
Language learning and teaching.
Structural equation modelling.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword: On Chineseness
  • Preface
  • 1. From the White Australia Policy to Multiculturalism: Chinese Immigrants and Chinese Language in Australia
  • 2. Chinese Heritage Language and its Learners in the West: Empirical Knowledge, Theoretical Framework and Research Method
  • 3. Sociological Mechanism for Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language in Australia: A Quantitative Investigation
  • 4. A Qualitative Exploration of the Profits of Chinese Heritage Language Learning: You Reap What You Sow!
  • 5. Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language: A Perplexed Project
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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