Trilingualism in Education in China: Models and Challenges

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Feng, Anwei (Editor), Adamson, Bob (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Multilingual Education, 12
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.

This book examines language policies and practices in schools in regions of China populated by indigenous minority groups. It focuses on models of trilingual education, i.e. education in the home language, Putonghua (Mandarin Chinese, the national language), and English (the main foreign language)....