Author(s)

Zhiling Yang ¹, Dionisio A. Espression Jr. ², Romeo S. Ebonite ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign Studies, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
² College of Industrial Education, Technological University of the Philippines, Manila, Republic of the Philippines

Corresponding Author

Zhiling Yang

ABSTRACT

Based on a questionnaire survey, a comparative study of 394 learners of Chinese languages of Chinese reading proficiency of overseas Chinese children in seven European nations was made. Statistics and correlation analysis show that overseas Chinese children in Romania have the best Chinese reading proficiency, and the primary ways of their Chinese language learning reflect that overseas Chinese in Romania deal with the marginality in heritage language education by returning or staying China for schooling, building up Chinese-populated communities near private schools, setting up neighbour-watch study groups in Chinese communities. Most participants in the survey of Romania were overseas Chinese children from Wenzhou, China, known as “Oriental Jews”, whose Chinese language proficiency shows the effectiveness of dealing with marginality in heritage language education.

KEYWORDS

Marginality, Heritage Language Education, Overseas Chinese Children in Europe, Romania, Solutions

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhiling Yang, Dionisio A. Espression Jr., Romeo S. Ebonite. Marginality in Heritage Language Education of Overseas Chinese Children and Solutions. Applied & Educational Psychology (2021) 2: 1-9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/appep.2021.020201.

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