Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language : : An Australian Perspective / / Guanglun Michael Mu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Mu, Guanglun Michael,
• MitwirkendeR: Luke, Allan,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]; ©2015
• প্রকাশনার বছর: 2015
• ভাষা: English
• মালা: Multilingual Matters
• দৈহিক বর্ননা: 1 online resource

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 community. The book investigates how Chinese Australians navigate and negotiate their Chineseness and how resources are used to support their learning. The book is based on a mixed methods study which uses Bourdieu's sociological theory, and offers implications for sociologists of language and education, Chinese heritage language learners and teachers, as well as language and cultural policy makers.

Table of Contents

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