Bilingual Education in China: Practices, Policies and Concepts (64) (Bilingual Education & Bilingualism (64))

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... Contents 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 Chapter 7. Research and Practice of Tibetan–Chinese Bilingual Education Part 3: Practices and Underpinning Principles Chapter 8. Integrated English–A Bilingual Teaching Model in Southern China Chapter 9. Implementing Language Policy: Lessons from Primary School English Chapter 10. Challenges and Prospects of Minority Bilingual Education in China–An Analysis of Four Projects Chapter 11. Facts and Considerations About Bilingual Education in Chinese Universities Part 4: English Provision for Minority Students Chapter 12. Teachers’ Perceptions of Chinese–English Bilingual Teaching in Guangxi Chapter 13. EFL Education in Ethnic Minority Areas in Northwest China: An Investigational Study in Gansu Province Conclusion Chapter 14. Intercultural Space for Bilingual Education Index The complexity and diversity of the linguistic situations, practices, policies and theories of bilingual education is widely acknowledged in a country with a population of 1.3 billion people consisting of 56 officially recognised indigenous nationalities speaking more than 80 languages. This book addresses this complexity and diversity with a comprehensive examination of issues in bilingual education for both minority and majority nationalities in China and explores the links between the two major forms of bilingual education. It includes voices that are ‘emic’ or ‘etic’, local or international, and voices that come from those who work at the forefront of bilingual education or in the development of theory. All these voices are needed as different and divergent perspectives represent a reality This volume brings together research on bilingual or trilingual education for the majority and minority nationality groups in China and explores the relationship between them. Papers range from reports of bilingual or trilingual education projects in remote minority regions to discussions about Chinese-English bilingual education in major cities. Edited By Anwei Feng. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.