Learning Chinese

Patricia Duff, Tim Anderson, Roma Ilnyckyj, Ella VanGaya, Rachel Wang, Elliott Yates

ISBN 10: 193407876X / ISBN 13: 9781934078761

Published by De Gruyter, US, 2013

About this Item

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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning Chinese
• Publisher: De Gruyter, US
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193407876X
• ISBN 13: 9781934078761
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 625 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Patricia Duff, University of British Columbia, Canada; Timothy Anderson, University of British Columbia, Canada; Roma Ilnyckyj, University of British Columbia; Ella Lester, University of British Columbia, Canada; Rachel Tianxuan Wang, University of British Columbia, Canada; Elliott Yates, University of British Columbia, Canada.