Ye Taking Chinese to the World

Language, Culture and Identity in Confucius Institute Teachers
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78309-865-1
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 56, 184 Seiten

Reihe: New Perspectives on Language and Education

In this book the author explores the work and living experiences of Confucius Institute Chinese teachers (CICTs) in the UK, how they interpret and make sense of their sojourning experience, and how this context and the wider globalised social environment have impacted on their understandings and their personal growth. Because of their betwixt and between situation, the CICTs’ stories differ from those of other immigrants, international students and pre-service student teachers, who have been the main focus in L2 identity research. The book offers new insights into the Confucius Institutes (CI) with real life stories from teachers drawn from blogs, interviews and focus groups, drawing attention in the process to weaknesses of the CI programme and offering suggestions for ways forward which will be of interest to both stakeholders and those responsible for future international exchange programmes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ye, Wei

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Confucius Institutes and the Teaching of Chinese

Chapter 3 Intercultural Competence: the Experience of Sojourning

Chapter 4 Motivation, Acculturation and Self-development

Chapter 5 Case Study: Su

Chapter 6 Case Study: Qiao

Chapter 7 Case Study: Shan

Chapter 8 Conclusion

References

Appendix A

Appendix B

Über Autor(innen)

Ye, Wei
Wei Ye taught in a Confucius Institute in the US before completing her PhD at the University of Reading, UK. Her research interests include multicultural education, identity studies and public diplomacy.