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Language, Culture and Identity in Two Chinese Community Schools : More than One Way of Being Chinese? / Sara Ganassin.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Languages for Intercultural Communication and EducationPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • 9781788927222
  • 9781788927239
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 495.180071 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Constructing the Term ‘Chinese’ -- 3 Research Design -- 4 Chinese Community Schools: ‘Spaces for People to Come Together and Learn from Each Other’ -- 5 One of Many Chinese Heritage Languages: ‘I Can’t Speak Mandarin but when I Speak Cantonese People Think that I am Local’ -- 6 Teaching ‘Real’ Chinese Culture: The Fable of the Frog at the Bottom of the Well -- 7 Fluidity and Complexity in Pupils’ Chinese Identities: ‘I am Happy to be Chinese’ -- 8 Conclusions -- Appendices -- References -- Index
Summary: This book investigates the social, political and educational role of community language education in migratory contexts. It draws on an ethnographic study that investigates the significance of Mandarin-Chinese community schooling in Britain as an intercultural space for those involved. To understand the interrelation of ‘language’, ‘culture’ and ‘identity’, the book adopts a ‘bricolage’ approach that brings together a range of theoretical perspectives. This book challenges homogenous and stereotypical constructions of Chinese language, culture and identity – such as the image of Chinese pupils as conformist and deferent learners – that are often repeated both in the media and in academic discussion.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Constructing the Term ‘Chinese’ -- 3 Research Design -- 4 Chinese Community Schools: ‘Spaces for People to Come Together and Learn from Each Other’ -- 5 One of Many Chinese Heritage Languages: ‘I Can’t Speak Mandarin but when I Speak Cantonese People Think that I am Local’ -- 6 Teaching ‘Real’ Chinese Culture: The Fable of the Frog at the Bottom of the Well -- 7 Fluidity and Complexity in Pupils’ Chinese Identities: ‘I am Happy to be Chinese’ -- 8 Conclusions -- Appendices -- References -- Index

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This book investigates the social, political and educational role of community language education in migratory contexts. It draws on an ethnographic study that investigates the significance of Mandarin-Chinese community schooling in Britain as an intercultural space for those involved. To understand the interrelation of ‘language’, ‘culture’ and ‘identity’, the book adopts a ‘bricolage’ approach that brings together a range of theoretical perspectives. This book challenges homogenous and stereotypical constructions of Chinese language, culture and identity – such as the image of Chinese pupils as conformist and deferent learners – that are often repeated both in the media and in academic discussion.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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