China English in World Englishes
Education and Use in the Professional World
Authors: He, Deyuan
Free Preview- The first English-language book on China English and its professional use Includes recent studies on China English published in both English and Chinese
- Highlights implications for students, teachers, and researchers in the field of world Englishes
- Contributes to China’s ELT reform in terms of teaching model and curriculum design
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- About this book
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This book fills the gap in World Englishes studies in terms of the pedagogic implication of China English and its use in the Chinese workplace. Using three triangulated methods, namely, questionnaire survey, matched-guise technique, and focused interview, the book adopts an innovative research methodology that combines quantitative and qualitative data from 3,493 participants. Overall, the participants still believe that the standardized Englishes are desirable models of English in China and that China English should be well codified and promoted before being adopted as the pedagogic model. In addition, the book proposes that the curriculum design of university English should include an introduction to the well-defined characteristics of China English and world Englishes. Last but not least, the book reveals that English is being used more widely and frequently in the professional world than before and has become increasingly important in China.
- About the authors
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Deyuan He is an Assistant Professor at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He obtained his PhD degree from the City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include world Englishes, second language acquisition, and university-level English teaching. He has published in journals like World Englishes, TESOL Quarterly, and Educational Studies. In addition, he recently published the monograph Foreign Language Learning Anxiety in China and co-edited the book Researching Chinese English with Springer. He has been selected for several scholarships and prizes, including the “Best Paper Award” at international conferences in 2017 and 2010, respectively.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Setting the Stage: Topics in World Englishes in Focus
Pages 1-12
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Setting the Stage: Key Topics in China English
Pages 13-47
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China English and ELT in China: An Empirical Perspective
Pages 49-115
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The Use of English in the Professional Workplace in China
Pages 117-138
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China English and the Use of English in China: Present and Prospects
Pages 139-153
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- China English in World Englishes
- Book Subtitle
- Education and Use in the Professional World
- Authors
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- Deyuan He
- Series Title
- Asia in Transition
- Series Volume
- 10
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-8187-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-8187-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-8186-1
- Series ISSN
- 2364-8252
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXXVII, 199
- Number of Illustrations
- 28 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
- Topics