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Bilingual education in China : practices, policies, and concepts

By Anwei Feng

Book information

Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Year
2007
ISBN
9781853599934, 978-1-85359-992-7, 978-1-85359-991-0, 185359993X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1761878 bytes)
Series
Bilingual education and bilingualism, 64
Pages
xiv, 288 p. : ill\302
Time added
2014-05-28 20:34:30

Description

Compares and contrasts two strands of bilingualism in China, one for minority nationality groups, the other for majority. This volume examines the history, policy, philosophy, politics, provision and practice in bilingual, trilingual or multilingual education involving Mandarin Chinese, English, and minority languages. Content: Foreword; Acknowledgement; The Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Policy, Curriculum and Ideological Orientations; Chapter 2 Bilingual or Multilingual Education in China: Policy and Learner Experience; Chapter 3 Depoliticisation in the English Curriculum; Chapter 4 Language in Tibetan Education: The Case of the Neidiban; Part 2 Varieties in Bilingual Education; Chapter 5 Typology of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in Chinese Minority Nationality Regions; Chapter 6 The Juggernaut of Chinese-English Bilingual Education. Abstract: Compares and contrasts two strands of bilingualism in China, one for minority nationality groups, the other for majority. This volume examines the history, policy, philosophy, politics, provision and practice in bilingual, trilingual or multilingual education involving Mandarin Chinese, English, and minority languages. Read more...

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