Commodification of the Chinese language: investigating language ideology in the Chinese complementary schools’ online discourse

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Table 1. The major aims and objectives of the Chinese complementary schools in Ireland.

Theme	Sub-theme
1. Language and culture	A. Chinese heritage maintenance (4*) B. Chinese language and culture promotion (9)
2. Roots, identity	C. Chinese roots, cultural identity (2)
3. Multilingual society	D. Building multicultural and multilingual society (3) E. Society integration for minority children (1)
4. Personal, education, and career success	F. Education and career success (3) G. Transferable skills, personal development and self-cultivation: artistic taste and skills, teamworking spirit (1)
5. Religion	H. Building religious community (1)

Note: (*) indicates the number of schools that specify this aim.

Table A1. List of the complementary schools’ websites In Ireland.

Name of the school	Website link
1. 爱尔兰华协会中文学校 Chinese community school Dublin	https://chineseschooldublin.wixsite.com/home
2. 爱华中文学校 Aihua Chinese Language School	http://aihua.yes-chinese.com/aihua/front/view.do?id=461
3. 南居华人会中文学校 Southside Chinese Resident Association	http://www.scraireland.org/cn/
4. UCD孔子课堂 戈尔韦中文学校 UCD Galway Chinese school	https://www.facebook.com/events/221889008707257/
5. 基督教中文学校 Chinese Gospel Church of Dublin	http://cgcdchurch.blogspot.com/2013/08/chinese-gospel-church-of-dublin.html
6. 卢肯中文学校 Lucan Chinese School	http://www.lucanchineseschool.com/
7. 快乐熊猫中文学校 Panda Chinese Learning Center	https://www.facebook.com/pandachineselearningcentre/
8. 新桥镇育园教育学院Chinese Cultural Education Academy Kildare	https://www.cceaireland.com/bilingual-mandarin
9. 爱尔兰科克华文学校 Cork Chinese School	https://www.facebook.com/corkchinesesschool/?ref=nfandhc_ref=ARS9nTRLNL51j38-ApLdlgh8agPvxpRMYU-A64X5yFXB3QVD5zH9FFIhqe_0tJDCHTI
10. 十五区中文学校 Castleknock Mandarin Chinese Language School	https://chineseschool15.wordpress.com/courses/
11. 都柏林中文學校 (Dublin School of Mandarin Chinese)	http://www.dsmc.biz/ http://dsomcfc.blogspot.com/n