ABSTRACT

Despite suspicions concerning the global expansion of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) education, the teaching of Chinese is often a mainstay within global citizenship and elite education. With this paradox in mind, the paper draws on theories of classed selfhood and learner identities to explore the possibilities of CFL to influence the learner identities of five working-class girls. Through drawing on their narratives, we glimpse the ways in which the pedagogic practices of CFL inform their understandings of their education and future – specifically their academic aspirations, career choices, and dreams of wealth. Considering the role of CFL in their lives requires a criticality regarding the neoliberal agenda shaping the educational experiences of young women as well as how they construct their subjectivities in relation to what makes a ‘good’ student and an ‘ideal’ citizen.

摘要

尽管对汉语作为外语 (CFL) 教育的全球扩张存在怀疑，但汉语教学通常是全球公民和精英教育的支柱。考虑到这一悖论，本文借鉴了分类自我和学习者身份的理论，探讨了 CFL 影响五名工人阶级女孩学习者身份的可能性。通过借鉴他们的叙述，我们瞥见了 CFL 的教学实践如何影响他们对其教育和未来的理解——特别是他们的学术抱负、职业选择和财富梦想。