Getting to know you: The development of intercultural competence as an essential element in learning Mandarin

The role of cultural dimensions in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language in the UK is not as fully understood as it needs to be, especially in relation to developing students' abilities with intercultural communication. This paper adopts an ecological perspective on learning another la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tinghe Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UCL Press 2014-02-01
Series:London Review of Education
Online Access:https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.18546/LRE.12.1.04