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Learning Chinese, turning Chinese : challenges to becoming sinophone in a globalised world /
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 compara...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Asia's transformations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. The |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 241 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203840726 0203840720 9781136887192 1136887199 1283373866 9781283373869 9780203839805 0203839803 9781136887147 1136887148 9781136887185 1136887180 |