03369nam 2200673 a 450 991045268010332120200520144314.01-934078-77-810.1515/9781934078778(CKB)2550000001097167(EBL)894083(OCoLC)831121386(SSID)ssj0000849374(PQKBManifestationID)11443859(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000849374(PQKBWorkID)10812141(PQKB)11775256(MiAaPQ)EBC894083(DE-B1597)172009(OCoLC)953295827(DE-B1597)9781934078778(Au-PeEL)EBL894083(CaPaEBR)ebr10677786(CaONFJC)MIL503701(EXLCZ)99255000000109716720121017d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLearning Chinese[electronic resource] linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative perspectives /Patricia Duff ... [et al.]Berlin ;Boston De Gruyter Mouton20131 online resource (338 p.)Trends in applied linguistics,1868-6362 ;v. 5Description based upon print version of record.1-934078-76-X 1-299-72450-7 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1 'China Rising': Chinese and Chinese Language Learning as Global Phenomena -- 2 Developing Chinese Proficiency: Linguistic Perspectives -- 3 Developing Everyday Chinese Literacies: Sinographic Choices, Practices, and Identities -- 4 Sociocultural Approaches to Chinese Language Learning and Research: Negotiating Identities and Communities -- 5 Narrative and Metanarrative Perspectives on Learning, Researching, and Theorizing Chinese as an Additional Language -- 6 Conclusion: Reflections on Research in Chinese as an Additional Language -- AppendicesThe acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The collaborative, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative. The book reveals fascinating dimensions of Chinese language learning based on vivid first-person accounts (with autobiographical nTrends in applied linguistics ;v. 5.Chinese languageStudy and teachingChinese languageSocial aspectsChinese languageResearchElectronic books.Chinese languageStudy and teaching.Chinese languageSocial aspects.Chinese languageResearch.495.1071Duff Patricia, 938417Duff Patricia1959-938417MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452680103321Learning Chinese2457821UNINA