Multilingualism and good citizenship: The making of language celebrities in Chinese media

Gao, Shuang ORCID: 0000-0003-3968-3075 (2018) Multilingualism and good citizenship: The making of language celebrities in Chinese media. MULTILINGUA-JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL AND INTERLANGUAGE COMMUNICATION, 37 (6). pp. 541-559.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/multi-2017-0106

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper examines language ideologies underlying the media representation of Chinese citizens speaking multiple foreign languages. It argues that a figure of good citizenship is being articulated via valorization of multilingual competence that is grounded both in the newly cherished moral values of neoliberal globalization – entrepreneurship, reflexivity and flexibility – and in the traditional moral values of patriotism and contribution to society. Such configuration of citizenship departs from the nationalist monoglot language ideology, and yet demonstrates a flexible nationalism that links multilingual competence to personal welfare and social harmony. This study shows the importance of paying attention to the dynamic interplay between social class, nationalism, and neoliberal globalization in our analysis of language and citizenship.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	multilingualism, language learning, nationalism, media, globalization, China
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2018 09:41
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2024 08:37
DOI:	10.1515/multi-2017-0106
Open Access URL:	https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mult.ahead-of-pri...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3018611