Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Theoretical Insight: Sociocultural Views on Language Learning -- 3. Learning English/Chinese as Foreign Languages: The Contexts -- 4. Getting Access to English and Chinese: Everyday Practice -- 5. Classroom Life and Pedagogical Comparisons -- 6. Language Learning and Identity: Communities of Practice -- 7. Synthesis and Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index