English as a Global Language in China Deconstructing the Ideological Discourses of English in Language Education /

• Main Author: Pan, Lin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: English Language Education, 2
• Subjects: Education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Teaching.; Language Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

This book offers insight into the spread and impact of English language education in China within China’s broader educational, social, economic and political changes. The author's critical perspective informs readers on the connections between language education and political ideologies in the...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Language Education in China: the Cult of English
• Chapter 2: Globalization: an Economic and Cultural Perspective
• Chapter 3: Ideologies in English Language Education: A Synchronic and Diachronic Approach
• Chapter 4: State Ideologies of English Education in China: Revisiting the History
• Chapter 5: English Language Ideologies in Chinese Foreign Language Education Policies
• Chapter 6: English Language Ideologies Reflected in Teachers’ and Students’ Discourse
• Chapter 7: English Language Ideologies in Olympic Beijing
• Chapter 8: Ideologies in Language Education in China: Past, Present and the Future
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C.   .