English in China: Convergence and Divergence in Policy and Practice

Autor/in	Feng, Anwei
Titel	English in China: Convergence and Divergence in Policy and Practice
Quelle	In: AILA Review, 22 (2009) 1, S.85-102 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1461-0213
DOI	10.1075/aila.22.07fen
Schlagwörter	Language Minorities; Linguistics; Rural Urban Differences; Foreign Countries; Mandarin Chinese; Minority Groups; English (Second Language); Sociolinguistics; Second Language Learning; Educational Policy; Language of Instruction; Language Planning; Second Language Instruction; Scores; Language Tests; Language Proficiency; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachminderheit; Linguistik; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Ausland; Ethnische Minderheit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Soziolinguistik; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachwechsel; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	This paper starts with an overview of the sociolinguistic context and a series of policy documents concerning English language education promulgated recently in China. It moves on to an analysis of disparities in English language education policies practised in different regions, differences between urban and rural areas, between social classes and between linguistic minority and majority groups. The juxtaposition aims to reveal what different regions and social and ethnic groups in China have in common and how divergent they can be in terms of local policies and practices in English language provision. Also discussed in the paper are issues such as tensions between the spread of English and Chinese language education, and between mother tongue, Chinese and English language education in the case of minority groups, inequality in education and other linguistic, political and cultural dimensions. (Contains 3 tables, 2 figures, and 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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