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Learning And Teaching Chinese Language And Culture In Dublin: Attitudes And Expectations, Yiling Liu
Learning And Teaching Chinese Language And Culture In Dublin: Attitudes And Expectations, Yiling Liu
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In response to a world-wide tide of Chinese language learning, educational institutions in Ireland have begun, in the last five years, to put in place degree courses and an increasing number of classes for the teaching of Chinese. It is helpful to understand the attitudes and expectations of students and teachers concerning the learning and teaching of Chinese language and culture in an Irish teaching environment. Language is part of a particular culture. The learning and acquisition of a target culture are as important as learning the language per se. In a non-target language environment, the learning and teaching of …