Spread of English across Greater China
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Anwei Feng [1]
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[1] Bangor University
Bangor University
Bangor, Reino Unido
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- Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 33, Nº. 4, 2012 (Ejemplar dedicado a: THE POWER OF ENGLISH AND THE POWER OF ASIA: ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA AND IN BILINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION), págs. 363-377
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Greater China is used in this article to refer to mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Macao. While a holistic approach is adopted to present and compare the rapid spread of English and development in English language education in these geographically close, and sociopolitically, culturally and economically interrelated but hugely different societies, an emphasis is placed on mainland China owing to its size and diversity of its population. Through describing and juxtaposing English language use and education, this article unfolds the stories of the spread of English in these societies in the past few decades. It draws on the research data and discussions included in the author's recent book English language education across Greater China, with evidence and findings from other recent publications. On the basis of these discussions, this article critiques the frequently cited models and notions used to describe the spread of English in post-modern societies. It argues that there is a need to come up with new conceptual models in order to catch the essence of the phenomena in the contemporary societies.
