
English in the Chinese Foreign Language Classroom
Danping Wang(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 12. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
276 pages
978-3-0343-1309-4 (ISBN)
Description
Chinese is an ancient language, but the present scope of its global study is unprecedented. Comprehending the impacts of worldwide linguistic realities on 'Chinese as a Foreign Language' (CFL) teachers and students will be critical to its long-term success. The most important phenomenon has been the establishment of English as a lingua franca, especially in the expanding marketplaces of Asia. This book examines the role of English as a medium of instruction in CFL classrooms. It begins by integrating existing studies on the global spread of English with research on English as a medium of second language acquisition. Several valuable empirical analyses from actual CFL classrooms serve both to validate the use of English as a lingua franca and expose that much more work needs to be done to ground this practice in deep sociocultural and ecological settings. The author advocates the development of a new pedagogy that emphasizes taking account of specific cultural, social, and political contexts in order to reach an ever-more diverse body of students. The book concludes with a discussion of the role of English in China's national education system and social development, as well as predictions about the future relationship between Chinese and English.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lausanne
Switzerland
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-0343-1309-4 (9783034313094)
DOI
10.3726/978-3-0351-0656-5
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
12/2013
180th Edition
Peter Lang Verlag
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Person
Danping Wang is an Assistant Professor at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). She graduated from Renmin University in Beijing in English Linguistics and Chinese Linguistics and obtained her doctorate from the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Dr. Wang has taught Chinese as a foreign language at Universities in Beijing and Hong Kong. She has published several articles in both English and Chinese journals.
Content
Contents: The Global spread of the Chinese and English languages - The paradigm shift in foreign language teaching - How English is perceived and used in CFL - ELF pedagogy and beyond - Future of Chinese foreign language teaching.