Wenhao Diao
List of John Benjamins publications in which Wenhao Diao is involved.
Journal
ISSN 2451-828X | E‑ISSN 2451‑8298
2023 Chinese heritage speakers as language brokers in internship abroad Heritage learners studying abroad, George, Angela (ed.), pp. 291–313 | Article
Focusing on four Chinese heritage speakers seeking internships while studying in China, this ethnographic multi-case study reveals how their linguistic ideologies can shape their life and work abroad. Drawing upon the theory of language ideology, findings show that heritage speakers were… read more
2018 Oral language development among Mandarin learners in Chinese homestays Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 3:1, pp. 32–57 | Article
This mixed-method study describes the oral Mandarin development of 25 American students living in Chinese homestays, and how it may relate to the ways they respond to opportunities for interaction with their host families. While scholars have begun to examine students’ Mandarin development… read more
2017 The American gaze east: Discourses and destinations of US study abroad Study Abroad to, from, and within Asia, Plews, John L. and Jane Jackson (eds.), pp. 175–205 | Article
The 21st century has seen an emphasis in US media and policy documents on increasing the numbers of US students studying abroad and also the amount of US students studying ‘critical’ languages. This paper examines the intersection of these discourses, or the experiences of critical language… read more