China and English: globalisation and the dilemmas of identity
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Buffalo Multilingual Matters 2009
Schriftenreihe:Critical language and literacy studies 5
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Online-Zugang:DE-1046
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Western dreams, Chinese quests: habitus and encounter. Intercultural encounters and deep cultural beliefs / Joseph Lo Bianco -- Sociocultural contests and English in China: retaining and reforming the cultural habitus / Gao Yihong -- English and the Chinese quest / Jane Orton -- learners, identities, purposes. Language and identity: state of the art and a debate of legitimacy / Gao Yihong -- Beautiful English vs. the multilingual self / Li Zhanzi -- "Just a tool": the role of English in the curriculum / Jane Orton -- The more I learned, the less I found my self / Bian Yongwei -- Landscapes and mindscapes. Language, ethnicity and identity in China / Zhou Qingsheng -- Ethnic minorities, bilingual education and globalization / Xu Hongshen -- English at home in China: how far does the the bond extend? / Joseph Lo Bianco -- Motivational force imagined community in crazy English / Li Jingyan -- Understanding ourselves through "teacher man" / Li Zhanzi -- Narratives. Negotiated (non- )participation of "unsuccessful" learners / Li Yuxia -- Teachers' identities in personal narratives / Liu Yi -- English for China in the world. East goes West / Jane Orton -- Being Chinese, speaking English / Joseph Lo Bianco
It has been said there are more Chinese learning English than there are Americans. What is less well realised is the critical role which China's decisions about English will play in the world's communication profile. This volume explores this question looking at the debates on identity, cultural values and communication practices
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 315 pages)
ISBN:1847692303
9781847692306

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