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| العنوان: |
Winter is coming? University teachers' and students' views on the value of learning English in China. |
| المؤلفون: |
Hongming Fan |
| المصدر: |
Review of Education; Aug2023, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p1-18, 18p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ENGLISH language, COLLEGE teachers, COLLEGE entrance examinations, FOREIGN language education, ENGLISH as a foreign language |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
CHINA, SHANGHAI (China), YUNNAN Sheng (China) |
| مستخلص: |
China released two new policies in 2021, the 'double reduction' and a Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) regulation, which have significantly impacted English learning and Languages other than English (LOTEs) learning respectively. This has intensified the existing dispute over 'English fever' and made people question whether the 'winter' of English education in China has come. In this article, findings from a multiple-case study exploring teachers' and students' opinions on the value of English learning in Chinese higher education are discussed under the circumstances of such new policies. This study employs the Bourdieusian approach and involves English major, non-English major learners as well as their teachers in Yunnan and Shanghai, two socio-economically different areas, to see diversity. The participants reported a cooling down of the 'English fever' in the universities and the wider society, yet an increasing demand for a higher level of English proficiency in particular industries or disciplines. The findings also demonstrate the tension between the standardised national curriculum and regionally different language needs along with the influence of an incoherent national curricula for different educational stages regarding foreign language education. This paper concludes with suggestions to modify the curriculum and teaching practices for multilingual and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) education in China as well as other English as a Foreign Language contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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