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Learning Chinese, Turning Chinese - Challenges to Becoming Sinophone in a Globalised World (Paperback)
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Learning Chinese, Turning Chinese - Challenges to Becoming Sinophone in a Globalised World (Paperback)
Series: Asia's Transformations
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In this book Edward McDonald takes a fresh look at issues of
language in Chinese studies. He takes the viewpoint of the
university student of Chinese with the ultimate goal of becoming
'sinophone': that is, developing a fluency and facility at
operating in Chinese-language contexts comparable to their own
mother tongue. While the entry point for most potential sinophones
is the Chinese language classroom, the kinds of "language" and
"culture" on offer there are rarely questioned, and the links
between the forms of the language and the situations in which they
may be used are rarely drawn. The author's explorations of Chinese
studies illustrate the crucial link between becoming sinophone and
developing a sinophone identity - learning Chinese and turning
Chinese. Including chapters on: relating text to context in
learning Chinese the social and political contexts of language
learning myths about Chinese characters language reform and
nationalism in modern China critical discourse analysis of popular
culture ethnicity and identity in language learning. This book will
be invaluable for all Chinese language students and teachers, and
those with an interest in Chinese linguistics, linguistic
anthropology, critical discourse analysis, and language education.
Edward McDonald is currently Lecturer in Chinese at the University
of Auckland, and has taught Chinese language, music, linguistics
and semiotics at universities in Australia, China, and Singapore.
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