Towards a More Appropriate University English Curriculum in China in the Context of English as an International Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20502121 |
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| Authors | Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong (China Three Gorges University, corresponding author), Xi Jing (China Three Gorges University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 388-394 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Changing English (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1358684x.2013.855565 |
| OpenAlex | W2061140486 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The rapid and wide spread of English has given rise to its lingua franca status, which in turn, changes the nature of English and English teaching at the tertiary level. This paper, based on a survey, discusses some of the problems with the current English curriculum used in Chinese universities and proceeds to offer some suggestions for a more appropriate university English curriculum in China in the context of English as an international language
China · Curriculum · English as a lingua franca · English language · English studies · Language assessment · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Test of English as a Foreign Language · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Higher Education and Teaching Methods · History · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
| Highly cited | No |
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