Wenhao Diao
List of John Benjamins publications for which Wenhao Diao plays a role.
Journal
Chinese heritage speakers as language brokers in internship abroad Heritage learners studying abroad, George, Angela (ed.), pp. 291–313 | Article
2023 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
2020
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
2018 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
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
2017 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