Special Issue Editorial

Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL)

Authors

  • Yang (Frank) Gong University of Macau Author
  • Huichao (Claire) Zhang University of Macau Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/rtcfl.26367

Keywords:

guest editorial, Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL)

Author Biographies

  • Yang (Frank) Gong, University of Macau

    Yang (Frank) Gong, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China. His research interests include Chinese education, language teacher education, intercultural education, and technology and language education. His publications have appeared in Teaching and Teacher Education, Computers and Education, System, Language, Culture and Curriculum, and so on. He now serves on the editorial board of Language, Culture and Curriculum (Taylor & Francis).

  • Huichao (Claire) Zhang, University of Macau

    Huichao (Claire) Zhang is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Macau. Her research interest includes language education, Chinese as an additional language (CAL), and language socialization.

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2023-08-17

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How to Cite

Gong, Y. (Frank), & Zhang, H. (Claire). (2023). Special Issue Editorial: Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL). Researching and Teaching Chinese As a Foreign Language, 4(1), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1558/rtcfl.26367

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