Learning Chinese

by Timothy Anderson, Roma Ilnyckyj, Patricia A. Duff

The acquisition of Mandarin Chinese, one of the most important and widely spoken languages in the world today, is the focus of this innovative study. It describes the rise of Chinese as a global language and the many challenges and opportunities associated with learning it. The collaborative, multiple-case study and cross-case analysis is presented from three distinct but complementary theoretical and analytic perspectives: linguistic, sociocultural,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193407876X
• ISBN13: 9781934078761
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary