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Sociolinguistic Aspects of Chinese Language-Teaching Materials.
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DeFrancis, John – 1975
Because of the language changes that have taken place in the People's Republic of China since 1949, Chinese can be seen as a language divided between the pre-1949 varieties and the post-1949 ones. What is taught in the United States does not reflect the current Chinese situation, partly because most of the native language teachers in the United…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Instructional Materials