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Xu, Wen; Stahl, Garth – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2022
Despite suspicions concerning the global expansion of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) education, the teaching of Chinese is often a mainstay within global citizenship and elite education. With this paradox in mind, the paper draws on theories of classed selfhood and learner identities to explore the possibilities of CFL to influence the…
Descriptors: Working Class, Self Concept, Chinese, Second Language Learning
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Hackett, Abigail; MacLure, Maggie; McMahon, Sarah – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2021
This article critically interrogates the model of language that underpins early years policy and pedagogy. Our arguments emerge from an ethnographic study involving 2-year-olds attending a day care centre that had begun to hold a substantial proportion of its sessions outdoors. The resultant shift in pedagogy coincided with changes in the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Toddlers, Child Care Centers, Teaching Methods