
Emerging Englishes
China English in Academic Writing
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 21. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
154 pages
978-1-032-53048-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book encourages further conversation on the expanding circle in World Englishes, offering a detailed look at 'China English' through the academic writing of Chinese students at a British university.
The volume seeks to blur the simplistic binary of 'Chinglish', a broad term often understood to encompass grammatical or lexical errors or seemingly 'unnatural' expressions, and 'China English', which the authors articulate here as its own variety, as evidenced in language use marked by predictability. The research framework begins with analysing student essays in one programme at the University of Manchester, predominantly made up of Chinese students. In highlighting recurring features and supported by online surveys of the students, the authors demonstrate how 'China English' displays the systematicity in grammar and lexis observed in varieties of English. In focusing on academic writing, a genre which bears prominence in assessment, the book raises key questions about implications for teaching, what is considered appropriate language, and whether, rather than seeking to replace 'Standard English', the notion of what is 'standard' might be broadened to encompass other varieties. The book further promotes implications beyond pedagogies, to include learning more broadly, marking, curriculum/policy, training, and identity negotiation.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars in language and education, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics.
The volume seeks to blur the simplistic binary of 'Chinglish', a broad term often understood to encompass grammatical or lexical errors or seemingly 'unnatural' expressions, and 'China English', which the authors articulate here as its own variety, as evidenced in language use marked by predictability. The research framework begins with analysing student essays in one programme at the University of Manchester, predominantly made up of Chinese students. In highlighting recurring features and supported by online surveys of the students, the authors demonstrate how 'China English' displays the systematicity in grammar and lexis observed in varieties of English. In focusing on academic writing, a genre which bears prominence in assessment, the book raises key questions about implications for teaching, what is considered appropriate language, and whether, rather than seeking to replace 'Standard English', the notion of what is 'standard' might be broadened to encompass other varieties. The book further promotes implications beyond pedagogies, to include learning more broadly, marking, curriculum/policy, training, and identity negotiation.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars in language and education, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Illustrations
4 s/w Tabellen, 7 s/w Zeichnungen, 7 s/w Abbildungen
4 Tables, black and white; 7 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-53048-2 (9781032530482)
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Persons
Alex Baratta is Reader in Language and Education at the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester, UK.
Rui He is Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester, UK.
Paul Vincent Smith is Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester, UK.
Rui He is Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester, UK.
Paul Vincent Smith is Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester, UK.
Content
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter One: The Exportation of the English Language
Chapter Two: Higher Education Internationalisation and Academic Writing
Chapter Three: Chinglish, Chinese English, and China English
Chapter Four: Chinese MA Students' Attitudes toward China English
Chapter Five: What Does It Take To See An Emerging Language?
Index
Chapter One: The Exportation of the English Language
Chapter Two: Higher Education Internationalisation and Academic Writing
Chapter Three: Chinglish, Chinese English, and China English
Chapter Four: Chinese MA Students' Attitudes toward China English
Chapter Five: What Does It Take To See An Emerging Language?
Index