CTL 3000 Week 10 Presentation 2 Discussion Questions: BE in China by Ronglin Zhang https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4 1. Have you ever felt that your language learning experience was influenced by social or economic factors? How so? 2. How can China better balance its focus on national integration with the preservation of ethnic languages and cultures? 3. What steps could be taken to ensure that bilingual education benefits all students, not just specific groups or regions? en-us 2024-11-18 20:39:38 UTC 2024-11-18 23:38:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ac.png https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223032765 I feel my language skills are really influenced by social factors, such as language policies. For example, if I want to work here, I need to provide my language test, so my language skills are improved by preparation.

]]> 2024-11-18 23:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223032765 jessicaingx7 https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223033618 Mandarin as lingua franca (students do not have heritage language anymore); parents who have different heritage languages, so Mandarin is used as common language


English used to be introduced in middle school, but students today have opportunity to learn English in primary grades

]]> 2024-11-18 23:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223033618 jonnajiang708 https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223034814 Group 1: Growing up in China, my family could afford international education and supplementary English materials, giving me an advantage over peers who relied solely on public education. If my parents had also been able to send me to an international school, I would have had even more opportunities to master English. This could have allowed me to access better job environments in the future, giving me a higher chance to send my children to international schools as well. However, such cycle creates a significant disparity, as children from rural areas or economically disadvantaged backgrounds have limited access to these opportunities.

]]> 2024-11-18 23:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223034814 https://padlet.com/zrlmdzz123/ab6s8ogr5hus6og4/wish/3223035145 In prioritizing unity, many important differences are erased. Schools should try to encourage students to share their language resources even if only "on the playground" so they also have form positive associations with their heritage language. Even if Mandarin is used as the LOI in the classroom, teachers can make a clear distinction between the importance of the formal academic language and the conversational heritage language / dialect.

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Incorporation of music and other media from various provinces to maintain heritage languages


Classes dedicated to specific region's cultures, dialect, legends, etc.


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