Jeffrey Gil

The Rise of Chinese as a Global Language (eBook, PDF)

Prospects and Obstacles

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Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the macroacquisition of Chinese - its large-scale acquisition and adoption for various purposes by individuals, governments and organisations - and the implications of this process for the future of English as a global language. The author contextualises the macroacquisition of Chinese within the global ecology of languages, then analyses the factors responsible for the macroacquisition of Chinese, showing, in contrast to most academic and popular commentary, that a character-based writing system will not stop Chinese from becoming a global language. He then articulates three possible future scenarios: English remaining a dominant global language, English and Chinese both being global languages, and Chinese becoming a global language instead of English. The book concludes by outlining directions for further research on the acquisition and use of Chinese around the world. It will be of interest to students and scholars with an interest in English as a global language, Chinese as a second/foreign language, language education policy, and applied linguistics more generally.

Jeffrey Gil is a Senior Lecturer in ESOL/TESOL at Flinders University, Australia. He has also taught at universities in China. Jeffrey has published widely on applied linguistics topics and is the author of Soft Power and the Worldwide Promotion of Chinese Language Learning: The Confucius Institute Project (2017).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030761714
• Artikelnr.: 62049818

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Gil is a Senior Lecturer in ESOL/TESOL at Flinders University, Australia. He has also taught at universities in China. Jeffrey has published widely on applied linguistics topics and is the author of Soft Power and the Worldwide Promotion of Chinese Language Learning: The Confucius Institute Project (2017).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Introduction: English and Chinese in Today's Multilingual World.- Chapter 2 - Language Comprehensive Competitiveness: A Conceptual Framework for Investigating the Macroacquisition of Chinese.- Chapter 3 - The Language Comprehensive Competitiveness of Chinese: The Objective Perspective.- Chapter 4 - The Language Comprehensive Competitiveness of Chinese: The Subjective Perspective.- Chapter 5 - A Language Comprehensive Competitiveness Profile of Chinese.- Chapter 6: The Character-Based Writing System: An Obstacle to Becoming a Global Language or Not?.- Chapter 7 - English and Chinese in Tomorrow's Multilingual World: Continuation, Co-existence or Replacement?.- Chapter 8 - Conclusion.

Rezensionen

"This book will be valuable for learners ... of Chinese. Its logical and readable introduction to the language and its historical development provides a solid foundation for understanding macroacquisition, and for comparing Chinese and English language trajectories. For readers already familiar with Chinese, Gil's book presents a relatively objective sociopolitical discussion of Chinese on the international stage. Overall, then, the author illuminates macroacquisition, offers practical insights into Chinese-language education, and inspires readers to question current strategies and their possible implications." (Yin Shihui, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, June 11, 2023)