NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wang, Xuan; Juffermans, Kasper; Du, Caixia – Language Policy, 2016
This paper provides an ethnographic understanding of harmony as language policy in China, grounded in a historical analysis of "harmony" ([character omitted] "he") as a distinct traditional Chinese (Confucian) ideal that gradually finds its new expressions through the policy of Harmonious Society ([characters omitted]…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Language Usage, Social Influences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Xu, Shi Jing; Stevens, Dianne E. – McGill Journal of Education, 2005
Who are we as teachers and what constitutes a desirable educational experience? Two teachers, one Chinese and the other a white Canadian, tell "a single story [of teaching], integrated by our sense of ourselves" (Crites, 1971, p. 303). Our storytelling is enabled by metaphors and images that serve as tools for reflecting on our actions…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Educational Experience, Figurative Language, Personal Narratives