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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300599803321

Autore

Singh Michael

Titolo

Localising Chinese : Educating Teachers through Service-Learning / / by Michael Singh, Thị Hồng Nhung Nguyễn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9781137542823

1137542829

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

495.182421

Soggetti

Asia - Languages

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Educational sociology

Early childhood education

Linguistics

Asian Languages

Language Teaching and Learning

Sociology of Education

Early Childhood Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Against Chinese as a Foreign Language -- Chapter 2: Post-monolingual Education for English-speaking Learners of Chinese -- Chapter 3: Researching Professional Learning in Language Education -- Chapter 4: Research Oriented School Engaged Teacher Education -- Chapter 5: Learning How to Use Chinese as a Local Language -- Chapter 6: Standards-based Professional Learning for Emergent Teachers -- Chapter 7: Localising Chinese Language Education through International Service Learning -- Chapter 8: Teaching Students through Localising Chinese. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents innovative strategies for teaching the Chinese language to English-speaking students around the world, using in-depth research arising from a long-running and successful Chinese



language teaching programme in Sydney. Throughout the book its authors emphasise the importance of teaching methods which explore the relevance of Chinese to all aspects of students’ everyday lives; ‘Localising Chinese’ by folding it into students’ everyday sociolinguistic activities performed in English. The research presented here demonstrates how, through school-driven, research-oriented service-learning, university graduates from China learnt to use student-centred learning-focused language education as a basis for professional learning. In the context of China’s growing influence in the global academic community, this book addresses the urgent need to promote effective communication and partnerships. It provides a valuable resource for language teachers and teacher educators, as well aseducation researchers in the areas of international education, linguistics, the sociology of education and knowledge exchange.