Young Children as Intercultural Mediators - Mandarin-Speaking Chinese Families in Britain

This ethnographic study presents a detailed depiction of family life in immigrant Chinese communities. Utilising a strongly contextualised and evidence-based narrative approach to exploring the nature of child cultural mediation, the author provides an insightful analysis of intercultural relationships between children and parents.

About the author

Zhiyan Guo is Senior Teaching Fellow in the Language Center at the University of Warwick, UK. Her research interests include intercultural communication, language acquisition, and language teaching and technology.

Product details

• Authors: Zhiyan Guo
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2014
• EAN: 9781783092123
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-212-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 152 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 294 g
• Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education; Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education; Languages for Intercultural Co
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories