Description
| Product ID: | 9780815383055 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series |
| Title: | Teaching Chinese as a Second Language |
| Subtitle: | The Way of the Learner |
| Authors: | Author: Andrew Scrimgeour, Jane Orton |
| Page Count: | 202 |
| Subjects: | Language acquisition, Language acquisition, Language teaching theory and methods, Secondary schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Modern (non-native or second) languages, Language teaching theory & methods, Secondary schools, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Languages other than English, Chinese |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Bridging research to practice, this book identifies the learning challenges of Chinese as a Second Language for native English speakers. Grounded in cutting-edge research, this volume provides a thorough examination of what it means for European language speakers to become tonal speakers and users of characters. Grounded in analysis of Chinese and international educational concepts and classroom techniques currently used to teach Chinese as a Second Language, and a thorough review of recent research in the field, this volume identifies the learning challenges of the language for native English speakers. Orton and Scrimgeour assess the gap in knowledge and skills between learners’ initial and future proficiency levels as L2 Chinese speakers, map their needs as learners towards achieving a high language proficiency, and set out an informed, integrated teaching orientation and practice for the Chinese classroom that responds to those needs. Chapters in the volume address curriculum design, teaching diverse learners and levels, the learning challenges of Chinese oral and literacy skills, grammar and vocabulary, discourse development, cultural understanding, and the affordances of a visit to China. Filled with original and engaging teaching and learning tools and techniques, this book is an essential and rich content resource for primary and secondary teachers, and teacher candidates and educators in Chinese as a Second Language education. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-01-29 |
