An Overview of Bilingual Education for Ethnic Minorities in China

Yingzhi Tong; Chenyu Yu

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/2/2022343

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An Overview of Bilingual Education for Ethnic Minorities in China

Yingzhi Tong ¹, Chenyu Yu ²

¹ School of Education, Renmin University of China
² School of Asian Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/2/2022343

Abstract

The advancement of science and technology has brought people closer. The globalized world has not only made bilingual education increasingly popular but placed demands on more bilingual or even multilingual talents. As a multilingual and multicultural country, China has 55 ethnic minorities spread out in different provinces and regions across the country. The studies on bilingual education mainly focused on English and other global languages (e.g., Spanish, French), with few studies focused on Mandarin Chinese and ethnic minority languages in China. Aiming to provide more insight into the current situation of bilingual educational practices in China, the study offers an overview of the research landscape on bilingual education of ethnic minorities in China, so as to provide references for bilingual educational practices in China and other countries and intrigue new research possibilities.

Keywords

Ethnic Minority Education, Bilingual Education, Ethnic Minorities in China

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Tong,Y.;Yu,C. (2023). An Overview of Bilingual Education for Ethnic Minorities in China. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,2,464-471.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2022), Part I

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