Explorations in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language: Studies in Honor of Professor Tao-Chung “Ted” Yao
Edited by Yang Xiao-Desai and Ka F. Wong (Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2018)
Teaching Chinese as a second language in the United States, with increasingly intellectual and pedagogical theorization in the past few decades, remains a highly experiential and personal practice. Teaching is always about people. From the instructors to the students to the institutions, at the core of Chinese language education lies this “community of practice,” a social learning system through which one learns from and shares experience with another. While the content of the community and practice have changed significantly over the years, the concept that teaching and learning Chinese in America is vital has not waned, but assumed additional importance and urgency in recent times. This volume, honoring the achievements of late Professor Tao-chung “Ted” Yao, includes articles on teaching Chinese from leading voices in the field. Instructors and researchers will benefit from these essays on best practices in instruction, Language Flagship programs, Chinese linguistic studies, heritage learner identities, curriculum development, teacher training, and more.
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