1st Edition

Language Management and Its Impact The Policies and Practices of Confucius Institutes

By Linda Mingfang Li Copyright 2019
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a comprehensive account of language management and planning at Confucius Institutes in the UK, implementing an ethnographic approach grounded in language management theory. As a global language promotion organization, Confucius Institutes have previously been discussed in the literature with respect to socio-political issues, but this volume will shed particular light on... Read more

Chapter 1. Introduction





Chapter 2. Language Promotion Organizations and Confucius Institute in the UK





Chapter 3. Studies of Confucius Institute and Language Management





Chapter 4. Chinese Languages Management at the Institution Level





Chapter 5. Language Management at Confucius Institute Level





Chapter 6. Language Management at Confucius Institute Classroom Level





Chapter 7. Conclusions

Biography

Linda Li is Principal Lecturer and Subject Group Leader for Chinese, Russian and Japanese in the Regent’s Institute of Languages & Culture at Regent’s University London, UK.