A Canon, a Norm and an Attitude--Ideological Dimensions in Foreign Language Education in China.

Autor/in	Feng, Anwei
Titel	A Canon, a Norm and an Attitude--Ideological Dimensions in Foreign Language Education in China.
Quelle	(1998), (35 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Instruction; Comparative Education; Educational Philosophy; Educational Trends; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Language Attitudes; Language Role; Politics of Education; Second Language Instruction; Second Languages; Trend Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschullehre; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsentwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sprachverhalten; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Second language; Zweitsprache; Trendanalyse
Abstract	An examination of China's policy, "making the ancient serve the present and foreign things serve China," introduced by Mao Ze-dong, is intended to provoke further discussion of the ideological dimension of foreign language education (FLE) in China. Some observers suggest that this has been an important guiding doctrine in FLE since 1949, both overtly and as an underlying ideology. Development of this policy is placed in historical perspective, and the policy's impact on FLE and on people's attitudes toward foreign language expertise and foreign technology are represented through documented facts and examples. Implications of the policy in FLE are then explored by examining the country's most influential foreign language course, college English, focusing on its syllabus, materials writing, and teaching methods. Finally, how the policy will be implemented further is discussed by examining some "quasi-official" documents, a term coined to refer to commercial publications authored by or bearing names of senior government officials. Contains 39 references. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC