Performed Culture in Action to Teach Chinese as, Wang, Jia..

Name: Performed Culture in Action to Teach Chinese as, Wang, Jia..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Performed Culture in Action to Teach Chinese as a Foreign LanguageIntegrating PCA into Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Assessment\nAuthor(s): Jianfen Wang, Junqing (Jessie) Jia\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032057743, 978-1032057743\nSynopsis\nThis volume explores best practices in implementing the Performed Culture Approach (PCA) in teaching Chinese as a foreign language (CFL).\n\nOffering a range of chapters that demonstrate how PCA has been successfully applied to curriculum, instructional design, and assessment in CFL programs and classrooms at various levels, this text shows how PCAs culture-focused paradigm differs fundamentally from the general communicative language teaching (CLT) framework and highlights how it can inspire innovative methods to better support learners ability to navigate target culture and overcome communication barriers. Additional applications of PCA in the development of learner identity.