Multilingualism and Good Citizenship: The Making of Language Celebrities in Chinese Media

Autor/in	Gao, Shuang
Titel	Multilingualism and Good Citizenship: The Making of Language Celebrities in Chinese Media
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 37 (2018) 6, S.541-559 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2017-0106
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Moral Values; Patriotism; Social Class; Nationalism; Correlation; Neoliberalism; Citizenship; Foreign Countries; Language Attitudes; Entrepreneurship; Global Approach; Mass Media; History; Second Language Learning; Brain Drain; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Patriotismus; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Nationalismus; Korrelation; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Staatsbürgerschaft; Ausland; Sprachverhalten; Unternehmungsgeist; Globales Denken; Massenmedien; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01