Frontiers of L2 Chinese Language Education

In a fast-changing world, the field of L2 Chinese language education is confronted by unprecedented challenges and opportunities.This book presents recent pedagogical practices, innovations and research in L2 Chinese language education across 5 continents.

Yanyin Zhang (PhD, senior lecturer) works at the Australian National University. Her current research interests and publications include second language (English and Chinese) acquisition and pedagogy. She has published in a variety of prestigious international journals and edited books such as Language Learning and John Benjamins.
Xiaoping Gao (PhD) is senior lecturer in Chinese and currently directs the languages and linguistics discipline and the Chinese language program at the University of Wollongong. She has published widely in international journals and books on Chinese as a second language research, language pedagogy, and intercultural communication.