| 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: 184769229X ISBN-13: 9781847692290 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - 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: 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It has been said there are more Chinese learning English than there are Americans. We all have a sense that the first decades of the third millennium, including the effects of the global financial recession, signal dramatic changes to the shape of the world to come. China's emergence as a superpower is one of the few certainties in this rapidly changing world. What is less well realised is the critical role which China's decisions about English will play in the world's communication profile. This unique volume explores this question looking at the debates on identity, cultural values and communication practices. Taking a wide-ranging view and uniquely blending both Chinese and Western perspectives the volume explores the critically important cultural consequences of mass English learning in today's world. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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. |