Language Policy and Governmentality: Chanting the Chinese Classics

Autor/inn/en	Yu, Hua; Johnson, David Cassels
Titel	Language Policy and Governmentality: Chanting the Chinese Classics
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Language Planning, 24 (2023) 2, S.123-140 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yu, Hua) ORCID (Johnson, David Cassels)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4208
DOI	10.1080/14664208.2022.2047513
Schlagwörter	Language Planning; Governance; Chinese; Foreign Countries; Ethnography; Community Schools; Educational Policy; Confucianism; Competition; Singing; Ideology; Nationalism; Classics (Literature); Memorization; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachwechsel; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; China; Chinesen; Ausland; Ethnografie; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Politics of education; Konfuzianismus; Wettkampf; Gesang; Ideologie; Nationalismus; Gedächtnistraining
Abstract	This paper investigates the strategies of governance in the language policy "Chanting the Chinese Classics" (CCC) as deployed by State authorities, schools, and local communities. It highlights the strategy of 'viewing' as a nexus between language policy processes and traditional Chinese governing philosophy. To examine the connections between macro-level language policy and local educational and communicative processes, an ethnography of language policy was conducted at a weekend community school. We argue that language policy governance in Chinese language policy implementation mirrors Confucian philosophy. To further this strategy, State authorities organize nationally televised events at which school children compete in chanting competitions, which serve as exemplars for educators, parents, and students, who are encouraged to memorize vast quantities of classic Chinese literature. Results reveal that the appropriation of the CCC policy by teachers and parents encourages self-government and aligns with language policy ideology. While the CCC policy effectively encourages thousands of children to memorize Chinese Classics, it simultaneously promotes cultural confidence and nationalism. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01