Localising Chinese - Educating Teachers through Service-Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

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 as education researchers in the areas of international education, linguistics, the sociology of education and knowledge exchange.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Michael Singh • Thi Hong Nhung Nguyen
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	235
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-54281-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching theory & methods Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Pre-school & kindergarten Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > Modern languages (other than English) > General Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	1-137-54281-0
Barcode:	9781137542816

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