How are Chinese-Dutch children experiencing Chinese language learning in the Netherlands? This working paper analyzes two accounts of final year students to find out how Chinese-Dutch children identify with Chinese language.
Inspired by a growing interest in Mandarin, this research looks into the ideological conceptualisation of Mandarin teaching in British schools through the eyes of teachers of Mandarin.
As language courses for migrants and refugees move online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, how does Germany respond to experiences of waiting and uncertainty? They tell newcomers to be patient.
Language teaching often assumes a generic "language" that needs to be acquired, while in actual fact, specific registers are learned and such registers enable "integration" into highly specific niches in social life.