Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Surveying the English language across China. |
| Authors: |
WEI, RINING1 tonydingdang@hotmail.com, SU, JINZHI2 sjzhi@sina.com |
| Source: |
World Englishes. Jun2015, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p175-189. 15p. 4 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Spoken English, *English as a foreign language, English language in foreign countries, Social conditions in China, 2000-, Sociolinguistics, Foreign elements in the English language, Chinese people |
| Abstract: |
ABSTRACT Although the Survey of Language Situation in China (中国语言文字使用情况调查, Zhongguo yuyan wenzi shiyong qingkuang diaocha), involving 475,000 respondents was conducted over a decade ago, it can still provide insights into the sociolinguistic situation of English in the world's most populous country. The present paper analyses data from this survey concerning respondents' (1) use of English, (2) English reading proficiency, (3) English spoken proficiency, and (4) attitudes towards foreign language-medium instruction at primary and secondary schools, with special reference to seven major cities; Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing and Dalian. Future research directions include collecting more comprehensive data concerning English and/or through approaches more objective than self-reporting. One policy implication is that government departments might consider formulating a more coherent language policy for English-medium instruction at pre-tertiary level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
