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

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 comm...

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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]
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Anno di pubblicazione:2015
Lingua:English
Serie:Multilingual Matters
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Sommario:
  • 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