ABSTRACT
This book will be the first account of the development of Chinese as a foreign language in the U.S., as it interacts with the relevant entities in China and beyond. There are virtually no systematic retrospective reflections on the field outside of the greater China region; and yet over the past decades the field has grown by leaps and bounds, and it is critical now that we pause to reflect on what has happened and what we can learn from the past. The contributors are among some of the most influential pioneers in the field whose entire academic lives have been dedicated to its development.
The Field of Chinese Language Education in the U.S.: A Retrospective of the 20th Century is aimed at those who are currently engaged in Chinese language education, as teachers or as students.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 5|42 pages
Interface between U.S. government initiatives and academia
chapter 5.3|7 pages
美国政府的举措对中文教学发展的影响—来自西东大学的故事
part 6|71 pages
Immersion Chinese language programs, key to language proficiency and cultural literacy
part 7|19 pages
Organizing and professionalizing the field
part 8|42 pages
From rapprochement to engagement with mainland China
part 9|48 pages
Memories of cultivating the field
part 10|87 pages
Have Chinese, will travel!
chapter 10.8|9 pages
Classroom, immersion, and occupation
part 11|57 pages
Influential figures and unsung heroes in our time