LEADER 03559nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910824103803321 005 20240516151125.0 010 $a1-934078-77-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781934078778 035 $a(CKB)2550000001097167 035 $a(EBL)894083 035 $a(OCoLC)831121386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000849374 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11443859 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000849374 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10812141 035 $a(PQKB)11775256 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC894083 035 $a(DE-B1597)172009 035 $a(OCoLC)953295827 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781934078778 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL894083 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10677786 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL503701 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001097167 100 $a20121017d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLearning Chinese$b[electronic resource] $elinguistic, sociocultural, and narrative perspectives /$fPatricia Duff ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerlin ;$aBoston $cDe Gruyter Mouton$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 225 1 $aTrends in applied linguistics,$x1868-6362 ;$vv. 5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-934078-76-X 311 $a1-299-72450-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tPreface --$tTable of contents --$tList of figures --$tList of tables --$t1 'China Rising': Chinese and Chinese Language Learning as Global Phenomena --$t2 Developing Chinese Proficiency: Linguistic Perspectives --$t3 Developing Everyday Chinese Literacies: Sinographic Choices, Practices, and Identities --$t4 Sociocultural Approaches to Chinese Language Learning and Research: Negotiating Identities and Communities --$t5 Narrative and Metanarrative Perspectives on Learning, Researching, and Theorizing Chinese as an Additional Language --$t6 Conclusion: Reflections on Research in Chinese as an Additional Language --$tAppendices 330 $aThe acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The collaborative, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural, and narrative. The book reveals fascinating dimensions of Chinese language learning based on vivid first-person accounts (with autobiographical n 410 0$aTrends in applied linguistics ;$v5. 606 $aChinese language$xStudy and teaching 606 $aChinese language$xSocial aspects 606 $aChinese language$xResearch 610 $aApplied Linguistics. 610 $aAutobiography. 610 $aChinese Language. 610 $aLanguage Learning. 610 $aNarrative. 610 $aSecond and Foreign Language Acquisition. 615 0$aChinese language$xStudy and teaching. 615 0$aChinese language$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aChinese language$xResearch. 676 $a495.1071 700 $aDuff$b Patricia$0938417 701 $aDuff$b Patricia$f1959-$0938417 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824103803321 996 $aLearning Chinese$93917714 997 $aUNINA