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| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: (DLC) 2011000601 |
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| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Anwei Feng |
| ISBN: | 9781847693501 1847693504 9781847693495 1847693490 9781847693518 1847693512 9781847694966 1847694969 |
| OCLC Number: | 748777842 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages). |
| Contents: | Introduction: The apex of the 'third wave': English language across greater China / Anwei Feng -- pt. 1. Sociolinguistic profiles of countries and regions across greater China -- The English language in mainland China: a sociolinguistic profile / Jeffrey Gil and Bob Adamson -- English-knowing bilingualism in Singapore: economic pragmatism, ethnic relations and class / T.Ruanni F. Tupas -- English language in Taiwan: an examination of its use in society and education in schools / Irene Wen-ling Chen and Jessie Ju-Chen Hsieh -- Improving the standards and promoting the use of English in Hong Kong: issues, problems and prospects / David C.S. Li -- English use and education in Macao / Ming Yee Carissa Young -- pt. 2. Convergence and divergence of English language use and education in different regions in Mainland China -- The 'English curriculum standards' in China: rationales and issues / Xiaotang Cheng -- Primary school English language teaching in South China: past, present and future / Yuefeng Zhang and Jinjun Wang -- English immersion in mainland China / Haiyan Qiang ... [et al.] -- Family background and English learning at compulsory stage in Shanghai / Weicheng Zou and Shaolin Zhang -- Economic development and the growing importance of the English language in Guangxi / Binlan Huang -- Trilingual education policy ideals and realities for the Naxi in Yunnan / Dongyan Ru Blachford and Marion Jones -- Learning English as third language by Uyghur students in Xinjiang: a blessing in disguise? / Mamtimyn Sunuodula and Anwei Feng. |
| Series Title: | Bilingual education and bilingualism, 80. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Anwei Feng. |
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This impressive collection brings together 21 international scholars who provide a fascinating in-depth look at English language teaching and use across the linguistically and culturally complex area called Greater China. Not only do these authors provide valuable documentation of the history, implementation and impact of language policies and English teaching in different countries and diverse regions of Mainland China, but collectively they also challenge us to rethink many of the theories, models, and concepts which have long dominated the fields of English language teaching, applied linguistics, and bilingual education. As such, this book makes a most significant and valuable contribution. -- Wayne E. Wright, University of Texas at San Antonio Anwei Feng's excellent addition to the growing body of literature about China's investment in English not only expands our knowledge of its prodigious scale and importance but offers a nuanced and often-brilliant account of the many dilemmas involved: pedagogical and political, cultural and curricular, personal and professional. The author has unique insight into these problems and prospects from his close familiarity with China's vast investment in producing an indigenous competence in English, but the work is also sustained by a careful process of documentation and analysis, and a coherent and accessible style of writing. -- Joseph Lo Bianco Anwei Feng and the contributors of this book offer a comprehensive, informative, and timely discussion of English language education across 'Greater China.' Surveying a variety of contexts and employing various research methodologies, this book echoes some of what English as a Foreign Language researchers already are keenly aware of in working on Chinese or Asian Englishes, while simultaneously adding some much-needed perspective when it comes to the impact of English on minority groups and languages. It is a valuable text for graduate students and researchers alike who are interested in knowing more about English language education and its stakeholders in this region of Asia. This book touches upon many of the issues that are meaningful to those doing research on world Englishes, including language policy, language and globalization/glocalization, and language and access. -- Genevieve Leung* and Ying Yang, University of San Francisco, USA * World Englishes, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 443-458, 2013 * In summary, this book is practically inspiring, contextually complex, and theoretically rich. Policy makers can compare and contrast various dimensions of English language planning to make informed decisions for particular contexts. Language teachers will gain insights into the rationale behind different models and teaching approaches. For language researchers, it revisits and synthesises theory around World Englishes, linguistic imperialism, cultural and linguistic capital, social divisiveness, and home or minority language maintenance. It also deserves to be read by postgraduate students interested in English education in China and beyond. I therefore have no hesitation in recommending this book to readers. -- Michael Mu, Beijing Normal University, China * TESOL in Context Journal, Vol 23, Issue 1 + 2 * Read more...
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- English language -- Study and teaching -- China.
- English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
- English language -- Social aspects -- China.
- Bilingualism.
- Language acquisition.
- LANGUAGE TEACHING & LEARNING (OTHER THAN ELT)
- EDUCATION.
- EDUCATION / General.
- English language -- Social aspects.
- English language -- Study and teaching.
- China.
