English in the Chinese foreign language classroom

Chinese is an ancient language, but the present scope of its global study is unprecedented. Comprehending the impacts of worldwide linguistic realities on 'Chinese as a Foreign Language' (CFL) teachers and students will be critical to its long-term success. The most important phenomenon has been the establishment of English as a lingua franca, especially in the expanding marketplaces of Asia. This book examines the role of English as a medium of instruction in CFL classrooms. It begins by integrating existing studies on the global spread of English with research on English as a medium of secon.

Cover; Contents 5; Acknowledgements 9; Preface 11; Part 1 The Global spread of the Chinese and English languages 21; Chapter 1 Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) 23; The re-emergence of China and the Chinese language 23; A chronology of Chinese teaching 30; Linguistic accounts for the difficulty in learning Chinese 41; Learning Chinese in Chinese society 50; Chapter 2 English as a lingua franca (ELF) 57; The spread of English in the Expanding Circle 57; English in Europe and Asia 62; English in modern China 66; English in CFL education 70.

Part 2 The paradigm shift in foreign language teaching 75Chapter 3 Language choice and language pedagogy 77; Debating L1 use in the L2 class 77; Paradigm of the L2-only pedagogy 78; Paradigm shift to the multilingual pedagogy 84; Research on multilingual pedagogy 91; Chapter 4 Language choice in the Chinese context 101; The national language policy 101; The medium of instruction controversy 103; The monolingual norm: Chinese-only pedagogy 106; The multilingual reality: The ELF pedagogy 111; What is the ELF pedagogy 114; Part 3 How English is perceived and used in CFL 119.

Chapter 5 English for CFL students 121A bilingual questionnaire on stud…