Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Abbreviations xii
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. Confucius Institutes and the Teaching of Chinese 6
8. 3. Intercultural Competence: The Experience of Sojourning 23
9. 4. Motivation, Acculturation and Self-development 45
10. 5. Case Study: Su 67
11. 6. Case Study: Qiao 83
12. 7. Case Study: Shan 103
13. 8. Conclusion 122
14. Appendix A. Participants and Methods 132
15. Appendix B. Data Analysis 135
16. References 137
17. Author Index 159
18. Subject Index 163