China EFL curriculum reform [electronic resource] / Martin Wolff, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wolff, Martin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching--China.

Second language acquisition--China.

Second language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A compilation of articles arising from the authors' seven years of personal experiences, study, research and analysis of EFL teaching in China between 2002 and 2008.".

Contents:

Language policy in China. Linguistic failures / (Niu/Wolff)

China or Chingland / (Niu/Wolff)

English or Chinglish / (Niu/Wolff)

China's EFL/ESL goals and objectives / (Teng/Niu, Wolff)

EFL/ESL teaching in China: unanswered questions / (Niu/Wolff)

English as a Foreign Language: the modern day

Trojan horse?

Curriculum reform. Chinese university diploma: can its international image be improved? / (Niu/Wolff)

Can you get a first class education at a third tier college in China? / (Teng/Niu/Gregory/Wolff)

Use and abuse of teaching with movies / (Niu/Wolff)

China EFL: programming human robots / (Wolff)

China EFL: what is holistic English? / (Niu/Wolff)

China EFL: a new paradigm / (Niu/Wolff)

Holistic English

The revolution has begun, but a long march lies ahead / (Wolff/Niu/Teng)

Incompatibility of corporate training and holistic English / (Wolff)

Grade inflation / (Wolff)

English corner / (Wolff)

Why Chinese universities do not provide an English speaking environment / (Wolff).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61728-184-0

OCLC:

923662377