Language education in China : policy and experience from 1949

Inhalt: 1. INTRODUCTION: Introduction; China in Recent History; Education in China; Language Policies in China; The Language Education in China Project; A Multilingual Approach to Language Education; Four Learners' Experiences ; Relating Learner Experience to Policy Implementation; Summary

2. PROPAGATING STANDARD CHINESE: Introduction ; The Standardization of Chinese ; The Overall Experience of Han Chinese Learners; Four Case Histories; Teaching Chinese in China Today; Summary

3. PROMOTING ENGLISH AND OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Introduction ; Foreign Language Policy from 1949; The Overall Experience of Han Chinese Learners; Four Case Histories; Foreign Language Teaching in China Today ; Summary

4. DEVELOPING MINORITY LANGUAGES AND BILINGUALISM: Introduction ; Language Policy Towards Minorities ; Codification of Minority Languages ; The Overall Experience of Minority Learners; Seven Case Histories ; Summary

5. CONCLUSION: Introduction ; The Experience of Learners in China from 1949; Implications for the Study of Multilingualism; Current Language Education Trends in China; Directions for Further Research; Summary

APPENDICES: I. Questionnaire for the Survey of Han Chinese Learners

II. Interview Questions for Han Chinese Learners

III. Questionnaire for the Survey of Chinese Panel Heads (Primary Schools)

IV. Questionnaire for the Survey of Foreign Languages Department Heads (Universities)

V. Interview Questions for English Panel Heads (Secondary Schools)