China Successful engagement with China in an educational context: A BACS-Asia Research Institute Round Table May 8, 2019 0 Written by James Halstead. On Wednesday 3 April 2019, the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute, in association with the British Association for Chinese Studies,…
China Creating common ground in the teaching of Chinese December 25, 2018 2 Written by Jane Orton. Across all the English-speaking countries (ESCs) in the twenty-first century, education departments and individual schools have responded to calls from politicians…
China Tashi Wangchuk and the state of Tibetan language in China June 20, 2018 1 Written by Katia Buffetrille and Françoise Robin. The PRC is a multi-ethnic country in which citizens theoretically enjoy a number of rights guaranteed by the Constitution. More…
Culture and Society Identities of Migrant worker: From Nongmin Gong (农民工) to Xin Shimin (新市民) June 18, 2015 0 Written by Wei Wang. People’s identity is very much reflected on and constructed by how they are named by others. Internal migrant workers in China…
Culture and Society Language, National Identity and Nationalism in China June 17, 2015 0 Written by Yingjie Guo. The close relationship between language, national identity and nationalism is rarely disputed. Though few would insist on a strong interconnection between…
China Linguistic Challenges to China’s Centralizing Control June 16, 2015 0 Written by Susan D. Blum. Challenges to authoritarian states’ control of language can be so complex that they exceed the states’ ability to manage them…
China The Avalanche of the 500,000: Why China is Exporting Students June 15, 2015 0 Written by Guido Santevecchi. Beanstalk International Bilingual School (BIBS) is an unconventional international school in Beijing. Scattered in the garden in front of the building,…
China Multilingualism, Discourse and Identity in China June 12, 2015 2 Written by Linda Tsung. China is one of the most multilingual countries in the world. The government of the People’s Republic of China promotes the…
China “I have an accent”: British Chinese Young People on Learning and Speaking Chinese June 11, 2015 0 Written by Ada Mau. Going to ‘Chinese school’ at the weekend is an experience shared by many young people of Chinese heritage growing up in the…
Chinese media The Symbolic Power of Chinese “Internet Buzzwords” June 10, 2015 0 Written by Elaine Yuan. Like other social spaces in contemporary China, the Chinese Internet, with more than 600 million users, is always energetic and eventful.…
