Learning English and Chinese as Foreign Languages : Sociocultural and Comparative Perspectives /
Lin, Wen-Chuan
Learning English and Chinese as Foreign Languages : Sociocultural and Comparative Perspectives / Wen-Chuan Lin. - 1 online resource - New Perspectives on Language and Education .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Theoretical Insight: Sociocultural Views on Language Learning -- 3. Learning English/Chinese as Foreign Languages: The Contexts -- 4. Getting Access to English and Chinese: Everyday Practice -- 5. Classroom Life and Pedagogical Comparisons -- 6. Language Learning and Identity: Communities of Practice -- 7. Synthesis and Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index
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Learning English and Chinese is becoming increasingly important to the prospects of young people. This book compares English as a Foreign Language teaching in Taiwan with Chinese as a Foreign Language education in England in order to highlight how classroom activities are embedded within multiple settings, including ethnic or other social group cultures, family and community resources and school visions or goals. The book illustrates how in Taiwan different ethnic groups recognise, access and value English language learning to varying extents. Its findings illuminate why some ethnic groups are highly motivated to learn English and are able to gain privileged economic positions in the job market. In England, access to Chinese is marked by social class, and the book argues that this could augment an ‘educational apartheid’ that already exists in language teaching in secondary schools, thereby exacerbating existing inequality.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781788925143 9781788925150
10.21832/9781788925150 doi
Chinese language--Study and teaching--English speakers--England
Chinese language--Study and teaching--English speakers.--England
Chinese language-Study and teaching-England-English speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers--Taiwan
English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers.--Taiwan
English language-Study and teaching-Taiwan-Chinese speakers.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Social aspects
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Social aspects.
Language and languages-Study and teaching-Social aspects.
Second language acquisition.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching.
Chinese as foreign language. Chinese. EFL. Foreign language learning. Pedagogy. Socio-cultural theory. equality of opportunity.
P53.8 / .L55 2019
495.180071042
Learning English and Chinese as Foreign Languages : Sociocultural and Comparative Perspectives / Wen-Chuan Lin. - 1 online resource - New Perspectives on Language and Education .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Theoretical Insight: Sociocultural Views on Language Learning -- 3. Learning English/Chinese as Foreign Languages: The Contexts -- 4. Getting Access to English and Chinese: Everyday Practice -- 5. Classroom Life and Pedagogical Comparisons -- 6. Language Learning and Identity: Communities of Practice -- 7. Synthesis and Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Learning English and Chinese is becoming increasingly important to the prospects of young people. This book compares English as a Foreign Language teaching in Taiwan with Chinese as a Foreign Language education in England in order to highlight how classroom activities are embedded within multiple settings, including ethnic or other social group cultures, family and community resources and school visions or goals. The book illustrates how in Taiwan different ethnic groups recognise, access and value English language learning to varying extents. Its findings illuminate why some ethnic groups are highly motivated to learn English and are able to gain privileged economic positions in the job market. In England, access to Chinese is marked by social class, and the book argues that this could augment an ‘educational apartheid’ that already exists in language teaching in secondary schools, thereby exacerbating existing inequality.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781788925143 9781788925150
10.21832/9781788925150 doi
Chinese language--Study and teaching--English speakers--England
Chinese language--Study and teaching--English speakers.--England
Chinese language-Study and teaching-England-English speakers.
English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers--Taiwan
English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers.--Taiwan
English language-Study and teaching-Taiwan-Chinese speakers.
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Social aspects
Language and languages--Study and teaching--Social aspects.
Language and languages-Study and teaching-Social aspects.
Second language acquisition.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching.
Chinese as foreign language. Chinese. EFL. Foreign language learning. Pedagogy. Socio-cultural theory. equality of opportunity.
P53.8 / .L55 2019
495.180071042