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This chapter describes the past and current development of Chinese as a second and foreign language in the education sector. It presents a brief history of the development of teaching Chinese as a second and foreign language (TCSL/TCFL), the recent development of policies and local practices of TCSL/TCFL, and the current state of research in TCSL/TCFL to help readers who are interested in this issue understand the investigative context of this book, and to highlight the significance of the role of Taiwan in TCSL/TCFL.
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Cai, Q.Y. (2018). Introduction. In: Chinese as a Second and Foreign Language Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7443-1_1
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