Overview
- This volume offers multiple perspectives concerned with the teaching of writing in Chinese speaking areas.
- The multiplicity of Chinese voices from varied grade levels and various political jurisdictions, offers an exchange of good and often passionately held ideas among those who work to make the teaching of composition better.
- Using Western composition theories and extending them in psychological and creative ways will enrich the teaching of writing at any level and in any nation.
Part of the book series: Studies in Writing (STUW, volume 16)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
One of the most civilized nations in history, China has a long-standing writing tradition and many Chinese texts have become world treasures. However, the way the Chinese teach writing in various countries in contemporary times is little known to the outside world, especially in Western countries. Undoubtedly, the Chinese have had an established traditional method of writing instruction. However, recent social and political developments have created the perception amongst both practitioners and researchers of a need for change. Whilst certain socio-political changes, both in Mainland China and in the territories, acted as agents for reform of the teaching of composition, the shape these reforms are taking has been due to many different influences, coming both from inside the countries themselves and from foreign sources. Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore have each developed their own approach to the teaching of composition.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr Mark Shiu-kee SHUM is an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education in the University of Hong Kong. He is the Director of the Support Centre Using Chinese as the Medium of Instruction in the Faculty. He has been a Chinese language educator for 36 years, teaching Chinese in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and overseas. He has published more than 40 papers and 20 books and monographs. His research areas include teaching of writing, application of systemic functional linguistics to Chinese language education, language across the curriculum, medium of instruction and subject specific genres.
Professor De-lu ZHANG is now teaching English language and linguistics at the Foreign Languages College, Ocean University of China. He is the Dean of the College, the vice-Chairman of China Stylistics Society, and vice-Chairman of China Language and Semiotics Society. He has been teaching English language for 26 years in colleges and universities in Mainland China and has published more than 80 papers and 15 monographs and textbooks, etc. His research areas include systemic functional linguistics, stylistics, semiotics, discourse analysis, and foreign language teaching.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Teaching Writing in Chinese Speaking Areas
Editors: Mark Shiu Kee Shum, Lu Zhang
Series Title: Studies in Writing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138084
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-26392-2Published: 27 July 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3888-6Published: 08 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-26915-3Published: 23 November 2005
Series ISSN: 1572-6304
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 272
Topics: Language Education, Learning & Instruction, Education, general