Teaching Chinese as an International Language : A Singapore Perspective (Hardcover)

1. The spread of Chinese as a global language; 2. Mandarin Chinese as spoken in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore: a comparison; 3. Hard truths about Chinese language policy and planning in Singapore; 4. The use of English in the teaching of Chinese: making the most of the learner's linguistic resources; 5. The teaching of Chinese by non-native teachers: experience and implications; 6. ICT in L2 learning and teaching: design and development of bilingual digital instructional materials; 7. From bilingual to monolingual: a new business Chinese test for the progressive testing of receptive skills; 8. The four language skills and the compilation of Chinese learner's dictionaries: an integrative approach; 9. The bilingual hybrid teacher model for teaching Chinese as an international language; 10. The master of arts in teaching Chinese as an international language; Epilogue.