English in the Chinese Foreign Language Classroom

One particular facet of English language usage in the Chinese foreign language classroom is that globalization has brought English beyond the merely academic; however, Chinese has become a competitor and less academic as well. Wang introduces the idea that both of these languages need to be taught in their socio-cultural and ecological settings. The author advocates the development of a new pedagogy that emphasizes taking account of specific cultural, social, and political contexts in order to reach an ever-more diverse body of students. Wang also examines the race between Chinese and English for acceptance by students as the "lingua franca" of foreign languages. Annotation c2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Danping Wang is an Assistant Professor at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). She graduated from Renmin University in Beijing in English Linguistics and Chinese Linguistics and obtained her doctorate from the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Dr. Wang has taught Chinese as a foreign language at Universities in Beijing and Hong Kong. She has published several articles in both English and Chinese journals.