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OverviewIn China, a widespread learning practice for foreign languages are reading, reciting and memorising texts. This book investigates this practice against a background of Confucian heritage learning and western attitudes towards memorising, particularly audio-lingual approaches to language teaching and later largely negative attitudes. The author conceptually examines a number of issues central to the understanding of the practice of text memorisation in the Chinese educational context. Furthermore, there is an empirical inquiry into Chinese learners/teachers’ practices and perceptions of the inclusion of text memorisation in foreign language learning and teaching. Drawing on heuristics yielded by both theoretical and empirical findings, this study promotes a ‘different-rather-than-deficit’ perspective in understanding Chinese learners and their learning practice by way of challenging the uncritical assumptions about the negative impact of a Confucian philosophy of education. More importantly, the topic and theme discussed in this book are timely and relevant to some long and widely debated issues in foreign language teaching and learning within China and internationally. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xia YuPublisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Edition: New edition Weight: 0.350kg ISBN: 9783034311267ISBN 10: 3034311265 Pages: 217 Publication Date: 30 March 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsContents: Text Memorisation: A Historical Overview – A Macroscopic View: Memorisation in Confucian Heritage Learning – ELT In China: Memorisation, Audiolingualism and Chinese Culture of Learning – An Empirical Study: Methodology and Procedures – Chinese Learners’ Perceptions of Text Memorisation in Foreign Language Learning – Teachers’ Perceptions of the Use of Text Memorisation in Foreign Language Teaching – Perceptions and Practices of Text Memorisation Across Educational Levels: Commonalities and Diversities – Summary and Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationXia Yu received her PhD at the University of Southampton and is currently employed as Senior Lecturer at Foreign Language School, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, People’s Republic of China. Her research interests include educational linguistics, second language acquisition and foreign/second language teaching. She has published a number of studies in her areas of expertise, which have appeared in scholarly publications in China, Europe and North America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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