English in China's Language Policies for Higher Education

Autor/in	Xu, Hongmei
Titel	English in China's Language Policies for Higher Education
Quelle	(2012), (283 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2676-1454-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Countries; Language Planning; Interviews; Language Role; Chinese; Questionnaires; Higher Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Case Studies; Language of Instruction; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ausland; Sprachwechsel; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; China; Chinesen; Fragebogen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülerverhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache
Abstract	Taking ecological language planning and policy as its conceptual orientation and interpretive policy analysis as its methodological framework, and following an embedded single-case study design, this study explores the role of English, as compared with the role of Chinese, in China's educational language planning and policy for higher education. In doing so, the ecological niches of English and Chinese, their interrelationships, and how these are shaped by sociological and psychological factors in the ecology of language are examined first in China's major national language policies concerning English education and College Chinese in higher education institutions, and then in the implementation of these policies at a higher education institution in China's West. Data drawn upon mainly include policy documents, in-depth interviews, and observational fieldnotes. In addition, questionnaires were administered to document circulating beliefs among teachers and students at this higher education institution about the role of English and the role of Chinese. Based on the analysis, critical reflections on China's educational language planning and policy concerning English and Chinese education in higher education institutions, as well as on the conceptualization of English linguistic imperialism are presented. Also presented is a discussion of the implications of this study. Overall, by investigating its focal issues, this study adds to the current understanding of the educational language planning and policy issues in relation to the global dominance of English. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10