Power, Identity and Second Language Learning - Teaching and Learning Chinese As a Second Language in China

This book examines and compares the identity, power and L2 Chinese teaching and learning of two ethnic minority groups in China: ethnic Koreans in Northeast China and South Asians (e.g. Indian, Pakistani, and Nepalese) in South China - Hong Kong.

List of contents

Introduction: Power, identity, and second language acquisition Part One: Hegemonic discourses in the societal contexts 1. 'Model minority' 2. 'Non-Chinese-speakers' Summary: Comparison and reflection Part Two: Language as symbolic capital and language-in-education policies 3. A maintenance bilingual education 4. A separate or submersion language education system Summary: Comparison and reflection Part Three: Teaching L2 Chinese: Teacher identity and teaching beliefs 5. Teachers as linguistic torchbearers and cultural transmitters 6. Putonghua vs. 'performative' aspects of Korean culture Summary: Comparison and reflection Part Four: Imagined identity and investment in L2 Chinese 7. Being 'bilingual Korean-Chinese' to measure up to 'model minority' 8. Being 'competent multilinguals' against 'NCS' stereotype Summary: Comparison and reflection Conclusion and implications for Chinese language education in the multicultural/multilingual context

About the author

Gao Fang is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Education Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University

Summary

This book examines and compares the identity, power and L2 Chinese teaching and learning of two ethnic minority groups in China: ethnic Koreans in Northeast China and South Asians (e.g. Indian, Pakistani, and Nepalese) in South China – Hong Kong.

Product details

• Authors: Fang Gao, Fang (Hong Kong Institute of Education Gao
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9780415709767
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70976-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Education and Society in China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; China, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Chinese, Language acquisition, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism