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Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English Literacy in China

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Editors:
  1. Jiening Ruan

    1. College of Education, Dept. of Inst. L'ship & Ac. Curriculum, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

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  2. Cynthia B. Leung

    1. , College of Education, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA

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  • Offers the most comprehensive treatment of the topic available
  • Presents a complete overview of English literacy education in China, from a historical review to the most up-to-date information on current practices in all levels of education
  • Examines English literacy teaching and learning in China from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives.

Part of the book series: Multilingual Education (MULT, volume 3)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Social Ideologies and the English Curriculum in China: A Historical Overview

    • Ran Hu, Bob Adamson
    Pages 1-17

  3. English Language Teaching in Higher Education in China: A Historical and Social Overview

    • An Cheng, Qiuying Wang
    Pages 19-33

  4. English Curriculum and Assessment for Basic Education in China

    • Yongqi Gu
    Pages 35-50

  5. Early Childhood English Education in China

    • Zhenyou Yu, Jiening Ruan
    Pages 51-65

  6. Chinese Primary School English Curriculum Reform

    • Dongbo Zhang
    Pages 67-83

  7. Twenty-First Century Senior High School English Curriculum Reform in China

    • Qiang Wang, Zehang Chen
    Pages 85-103

  8. English Curriculum in Higher Education in China for Non-English Majors

    • Meihua Li
    Pages 105-114

  9. After School English Language Learning in China

    • Ping Liu
    Pages 115-127

  10. English Teaching and Learning in Ethnic Minority Regions in China: Challenges and Opportunities

    • Anwei Feng
    Pages 129-143

  11. Use of Technology to Support the Learning and Teaching of English in China

    • Guofang Li, Xiaopeng Ni
    Pages 145-160

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 161-166
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About this book

This is one of two volumes by the same editors that explore historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives on literacy in China. This volume focuses on English literacy in China, while the other volume is on Chinese literacy. In modern day China, English has enjoyed an increasingly important status in education, but not without challenges. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary look at changes in English literacy practices and literacy instruction in China from the first English school in the 19th century to recent curriculum reform efforts to modernize English instruction from basic education through higher education. Together, the essays address a wide array of topics, including early childhood English education, uses of information technology to teach English, and teaching English to Chinese minority students. This work is essential reading for those who want to expand their understanding of English literacy education in China.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Education, Dept. of Inst. L'ship & Ac. Curriculum, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

    Jiening Ruan

  • , College of Education, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA

    Cynthia B. Leung

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning English Literacy in China

  • Editors: Jiening Ruan, Cynthia B. Leung

  • Series Title: Multilingual Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4994-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4993-1Published: 24 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9751-2Published: 14 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4994-8Published: 29 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2213-3208

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-3216

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 168

  • Topics: Language Education, Literacy, Applied Linguistics

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