| China and English: Globalisation and the Dilemmas of Identity Contributor(s): Lo Bianco, Joseph (Editor), Orton, Jane (Editor), Yihong, Gao (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847692281 ISBN-13: 9781847692283 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Chinese - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 427.951 |
| LCCN: 2009033462 |
| Series: Critical Language and Literacy Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.87 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: China has become the world's largest English learning society, and China's decisions in relation to English will directly affect its fortunes into the future. This volume explores the prospects of English in relation to the debates on identity and cultural values that mass English teaching in China have stimulated. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yihong, Gao: - Gao Yihong is a professor in the English Department, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, and Director of The Association of Chinese Sociolinguistics. Her major research interest lies in the social psychology and social context of language learning.Orton, Jane: - Jane Orton is an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, where she has researched, taught and supervised for many years in the area of international English, language teaching and culture, and nonverbal communication. |