China’s English
This book traces the history of English education in the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to the present day. It uses the junior secondary school curriculum as the means to examine how English curriculum developers and textbook writers have confronted the shifting ambiguities and dilemmas over f...
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| description | This book traces the history of English education in the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to the present day. It uses the junior secondary school curriculum as the means to examine how English curriculum developers and textbook writers have confronted the shifting ambiguities and dilemmas over five distinct historical periods. The study of the processes of curriculum development and the products such as syllabi and textbooks offers insights into the construction of an ‘official’ English, as well as what was considered as acceptable content in English.
This book addresses fundamental and significant questions concerning the English promoted in China, namely its characteristics; its changes over time and explanations for such changes; and the kind of content that has been viewed as appropriate for textbooks. To investigate these issues, the analysis draws on qualitative and quantitative data, such as interviews with principal stakeholders and analysis of the syllabus and recommended textbooks. Specifically, it looks at the choice and organization of linguistic components, and the orientation and messages of the curriculum. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1669942025-10-13T02:31:11Z China’s English Adamson, Bob Language Linguistics English education English curriculum English textbook Education History CJ This book traces the history of English education in the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to the present day. It uses the junior secondary school curriculum as the means to examine how English curriculum developers and textbook writers have confronted the shifting ambiguities and dilemmas over five distinct historical periods. The study of the processes of curriculum development and the products such as syllabi and textbooks offers insights into the construction of an ‘official’ English, as well as what was considered as acceptable content in English. This book addresses fundamental and significant questions concerning the English promoted in China, namely its characteristics; its changes over time and explanations for such changes; and the kind of content that has been viewed as appropriate for textbooks. To investigate these issues, the analysis draws on qualitative and quantitative data, such as interviews with principal stakeholders and analysis of the syllabus and recommended textbooks. Specifically, it looks at the choice and organization of linguistic components, and the orientation and messages of the curriculum. Published 2025-10-13T02:31:09Z 2025-10-13T02:31:09Z 2004-04-23 book 9789622096639 9789882200647 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166994 eng Asian Englishes Today image/jpeg application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://hkupress.hku.hk/Chinas-English-A-History-of-English https://openbookshongkong.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/9789622096639.pdf https://openbookshongkong.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/9789622096639.pdf Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong University Press 8133348e-7b25-499a-93fd-edd9c9c9c1f7 9789622096639 9789882200647 Hong Kong University Press 256 Hong Kong open access |
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