Internationalizing Teaching, Localizing Learning: An Examination of English Language Teaching Reforms and English Use in China (Language and Globalization)

Based on ethnographic and policy data collected over a ten-year span at a university in the People’s Republic of China, this book analyses the history of English Language Teaching (ELT) polices in Chinese higher education. The book uses the university as a lens in which to investigate the creative imaginations and divergent (re)appropriations of teaching methods, learning materials, and language use in the Chinese ELT context. Book chapters move beyond mere descriptions of tensions and point to the local understandings and practices of English teachers (both local and foreign) and students. Working together, these teachers and students are constantly articulating new social and political conditions and meanings outside and inside given discourses and traditions of ELT. The book’s main argument is that these multiple stakeholders must be given a more prominent role in shaping policy and curriculum at universities and other English language contexts around the world. "Preface: First Impressions: â#x80;#x9C;I Donâ#x80;#x99;t Love Learning Englishâ#x80;#x9D;"--"Researching Teacher"--" Structure of the Book" -- " Notes on Terminology: Key Dichotomies" -- "References" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Tables" -- "1: Introduction: Why Study Globalization and Culture through English-Language Learning and Teaching in China?" -- " Introduction: Unbolting the Desks" -- " The Chinese ELT Context" -- " â#x80;#x9C;English Feverâ#x80;#x9D; and the Reforms of the GÄ#x81;ok o" -- " China Southern University: International Desire" -- " Pedagogical Debates: Communicative Language Teaching and Task-Based Language Teaching in China" -- " Data Sources and Analysis" -- " Data Analysis" -- " Globalization, Cultural Identifications, and Teaching Approaches in China: The Scope and Goals of the Following Chapters" -- "References" -- "2 Global and Local Citizens and the Creation of a Teaching Community at CSU" -- " Introduction" -- " â#x80;#x9C;You Have Come to Reform English Language Teachingâ#x80;#x9D;: A Further Sketch of the CSU ELT Context" -- " â#x80;#x9C;Raise Your Hand. I Just Want You to Open Your Mouthâ#x80;#x9D;: Local Teacher Conceptions of CLT and Foreign Teachers" -- " A Musical Production of Fiddler on the Roof: The Potential and Inherent Problems with the CSU Model of Global Citizenship" -- " Discussion" -- "References" -- "3: Change, Tradition, and Moral Education in CSU Teacher Roles" -- " Introduction" -- " Moral Education and the Traditional Chinese Teacher" -- " â#x80;#x9C;I Will See My Student as the Way I Will Treat My Child:â#x80;#x9D; Local Teachers Negotiating Teaching Roles in an Era of Education Reform" -- " Irene: â#x80;#x9C;I Can Always Ignite Their Sparks Into Big Flamesâ#x80;#x9D;" -- " â#x80;#x9C;I Donâ#x80;#x99;t Really Want To Be Their Mother or Fatherâ#x80;#x9D;: Foreign Teachers Living Up to Multiple Expectations" -- " Kim and Mary" Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi Introduction: Why Study Globalization and Culture through English-Language Learning and Teaching in China?....Pages 1-39 Global and Local Citizens and the Creation of a Teaching Community at CSU....Pages 41-64 Change, Tradition, and Moral Education in CSU Teacher Roles....Pages 65-101 “My Name is Money”: English Names and Creative Play Inside and Outside the Classroom....Pages 103-139 Individualism, Voice, and Self-Assessment in the Advanced Academic Writing Course....Pages 141-167 “It’s Like Some Kinds of Skills Like Swim[ming]. You Know It But You Don’t Use It”: (Dis)connections between University Teaching Reforms and the Lives of Recent Graduates....Pages 169-192 Conclusions: Moving Beyond the Enduring Dichotomies in ELT....Pages 193-213 Back Matter....Pages 215-239