English as a Third Language among China's Ethnic Minorities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8091221 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jian Yang (0000-0003-2001-2474, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 552-567 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-0050 • E-ISSN: 1747-7522 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13670050508669068 |
| OpenAlex | W2143142603 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper examines the teaching and use of, as well as the attitude towards, English among China's ethnic minorities. Starting with a critique of China English, a term used with increasing frequency in the literature on World Englishes and English nativised in the Chinese context, the paper attempts to show that English has yet to find its way into most of the minority communities. After a brief introduction to the 55 ethnic minorities and their languages, it describes the slowly developing English Language Teaching (ELT) industry among their communities, in comparison with the widespread teaching and use of English in China's coastal regions. This is followed by a discussion of the contributing factors, including a lack of funding, a low perceived value of English, Chinese-minority language bilingual education and Chinese-only instruction, as well as the challenge of learning a linguistically distant third language. In conclusion, the paper argues that the nativisation of English is hardly seen among minority communities in the west and calls for more professional attention to the investigation of English among China's 100 million-strong ethnic minority residents
China · Context (archaeology · English language · Ethnic group · First language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · World Englishes · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · History · Law
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |