English as a Global Language in China

"The scope and depth this book achieves in deconstructing the ideological discourses of English in China make its contribution particularly valuable. For researchers, policy makers, and language educators who want to understand English education beyond classroom practices, this is the book. Given the rise of China in the globalising arena, insights gained from China's appropriations of English in this book also have significant implications for the understanding of English development in global contexts." (Weihong Wang, System, Issue 53, 2015)

• Chapter 1: Language Education in China: the Cult of English.- Chapter 2: Globalization: an Economic and Cultural Perspective.- Chapter 3: Ideologies in English Language Education: A Synchronic and Diachronic Approach.- Chapter 4: State Ideologies of English Education in China: Revisiting the History.- Chapter 5: English Language Ideologies in Chinese Foreign Language Education Policies.- Chapter 6: English Language Ideologies Reflected in Teachers’ and Students’ Discourse.- Chapter 7: English Language Ideologies in Olympic Beijing.- Chapter 8: Ideologies in Language Education in China: Past, Present and the Future.- Appendix A.- Appendix B.- Appendix C.