English in China : language, identity and culture
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English in China : language, identity and culture
(Routledge studies in world Englishes / series editor, Ee-Ling Low)
Routledge, 2021
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics"--T.p.
Bibliography: p. [169]-182
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume explores Chinese identity through the lens of both the Chinese and English languages.
Until the twentieth century, English was a language associated with capitalists and "military aggressors" in China. However, the massive progression of globalisation in China following the 1980s has transformed the language into an important tool for China's modernisation. Regardless of the role English plays in China, there has always been a fear there that the spread of culture(s) associated with English would lead to weakening of the Chinese identity. This fear resulted in the development of the ti-yong principle: "Chinese learning for essence (ti), Western learning for utility (yong)."
Fong's book aims to enhance understanding of the ti-yong dichotomy in relation to people's sense of being Chinese in China, the penetration of English into non-English speaking societies, the resultant tensions in people's sense of personal and national identity, and their place in the world. Using Q methodology, the book presents observations based on data collected from four participant groups, namely high school and university students, teachers and parents in China, to investigate their perspectives on the status and roles of English, as well as those of Chinese.
Considering the growing international interest in China, this volume will appeal to readers interested in China's contemporary society in general, its language, culture and identity. It will be a useful resource for academics, researchers and students in the field of applied linguistics, language education and Chinese cultural studies and can also be adopted as a reference book for undergraduate courses relating to language, identity and culture.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. China and "Being Chinese"
- 2. English in China: Education Policies, Changing Roles and Chinese Identity
- 3. "English Learning with Chinese Characteristics" or "Ti-yong Dilemma"?
- 4. Q Methodology: A Semi-Quantitative Approach to Discourse Analysis
- 5. Q Sort Results: An Overview of Existing Discourses About English and "Being Chinese"
- 6. Grounded Theory, Keywords Approach and Critical Discourse Analysis
- 7. "When We See A Foreigner in the Streets, we are No Longer Too Surprised as if We See a Monster. It's all Commonplace Now, they are Like Us as People": Development of a Chinese Plus Global Identity
- 8. "There Used to be a Thinking That all Countries in the World Were Very Hostile Towards China, But After You Understand More, It Turns Out That They are Not That Hostile": "Multiple Worlds" and "English-Speaking Self"
- 9. Mandarin and the Plurality of "Being Chinese"
- 10. "Being Chinese" in the Global World
- Epilogue
by "Nielsen BookData"