Tag Archives: global language

Ideology and Mandarin Teaching: The end of history?

By admin | Published: June 5, 2008

Maybe one day Global Hanyu will become a multi-billion dollar language industry on a par with Global English. And despite the belief among some that the number of people learning the language is exaggerated, perhaps there really will be a “Global Hanyu”. But it may take a while. Becoming a global language is not easy. As [...]

Posted in Hanyu Industry, Ideology, World | Also tagged Chinese language pedagogy, Global English, Global hanyu, Hanyu, Hanyu Industry, Ideology, Jonathan Zimmerman, Mandarin, Mussolini, Neo-liberalism, critical literacy, language teaching and ideology, teach Chinese, teaching Mandarin | Leave a comment

Oh 加拿大! Bilingual today, trilingue demain?

By admin | Published: January 23, 2008

FranÃ§ais, English, ä¸æ–‡? – the trilingual ATM of a major Canadian bank blinked at me. Back from Asia after a 12 year absence, I was impressed. No need to wait until 2020 after all. å…¨çƒæ±‰è¯ – Global Hànyǔ (Mandarin) had arrived in Canada’s largest city. æ±‰è¯çƒ, eh? But is Global Hànyǔ [...]

Posted in Hanyu Industry, World | Also tagged Canada, Economist, Global hanyu, HSK, Hanyu, Ideology, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin teachers, Panama, TCSOL, TimeAsia, UK, Zimbabwe, elite, franchise, global Mandarin, global economy, global marketplace, hanban, hanzi, language ideology, language industry, languages, learning Chinese, monolingualism, multilingualism, official language, ä¸å›½çš„TOEFL, å…¨çƒæ±‰è¯, æ±‰å—, æ±‰è¯çƒ | 1 Comment

Categories

Tag Archives: global language

Ideology and Mandarin Teaching: The end of history?

Oh 加拿大! Bilingual today, trilingue demain?

Categories