Non-native Chinese Speakers in Malaysia: Perspectives and Challenges

Non-native Chinese Speakers in Malaysia: Perspectives and Challenges focuses on the circumstances and challenges facing non-native Chinese speakers who are studying Chinese in Malaysia. It also looks at the past, present, and future of Chinese as a Second Language in Malaysia. The phrase 'Chinese as a Second Language Teaching' (CSL) is used throughout this volume to classify Chinese learning as a second language from academic and second language acquisition perspectives. Scholars use the phrase to refer to any Chinese instruction that does not include teaching Chinese as the first language or as the mother tongue. The contributions in this volume cover a wide range of views on non-native Chinese learners learning Chinese as a second language in the Malaysian multilingual environment. At the same time, they discuss extensively the teaching and learning aspects to help readers better understand non-native Chinese learners' situations.