LEADER 04411oam 2200709I 450 001 9910452178503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-63808-3 010 $a0-203-80407-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203804070 035 $a(CKB)2550000000098910 035 $a(EBL)957636 035 $a(OCoLC)798533470 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652614 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11389091 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652614 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10642267 035 $a(PQKB)10656129 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC957636 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780415596053 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL957636 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10542423 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL500837 035 $a(OCoLC)784949442 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000098910 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChina's assimilationist language policy $ethe impact on indigenous/minority literacy and social harmony /$fedited by Gulbahar H. Beckett and Gerard A. Postiglione 205 $a1st edition 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aComparative development and policy in Asia series ;$v9 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-136-63807-5 311 $a0-415-59605-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aChina's Assimilationist Language Policy The impact on indigenous/minority literacy and social harmony; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; PART I: Background and historical review; 1 China's language policy for indigenous and minority education; 2 Historical review of the PRC's minority/indigenous language policy and practice: nation-state building and identity construction; PART II: Empirical research studies; 3 The development of minority education and the practice of bilingual education in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 327 $a4 A brief report on bilingual education for the Dongxiangs: a new initiative5 China's minorities without written scripts: the case of education access among the Dongxiang; 6 Bilingual education in China: the case of Yunnan; 7 Language hegemony in its relation to Chinese marriage migrants' mothers' adaptations to and educational involvements in Taiwan; 8 The influence of cultural and linguistic backgrounds on the social and academic adjustment of students at an ethnic minority university in China; 9 Language issues in Chinese higher education: the case of Korean and Mongol minority groups 327 $aPART III: Theoretical, ideological, and legal issues10 Chinese-English bilingual education in the PRC: implications for language education for autochthonous ethnic minorities; 11 From neo-liberal ideology to critical sustainability theory for language policy studies in the PRC; 12 Minority language rights and education in China: the relevance of human rights law and substantive equality; Index 330 $aChina has huge ethnic minorities - over 40 different groups with a total population of over 100 million. Over time China's policies towards minority languages have varied, changing from policies which have accommodated minority languages to policies which have encouraged integration. At present integrationist policies predominate, notably in the education system, where instruction in minority languages is being edged out in favour of instruction in Mandarin Chinese. This book assesses the current state of indigenous and minority language policy in China. It considers especially language po 410 0$aComparative development and policy in Asia series ;$v9. 606 $aLanguage policy$zChina 606 $aLinguistic minorities$zChina 606 $aLanguage and education$zChina 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLanguage policy 615 0$aLinguistic minorities 615 0$aLanguage and education 676 $a306.44/951 701 $aBeckett$b Gulbahar H.$f1959-$0852537 701 $aPostiglione$b Gerard A.$f1951-$0852538 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452178503321 996 $aChina's assimilationist language policy$91903742 997 $aUNINA