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- Title
English immersion in China as a case of educational transfer.
- Authors
Qiang, Haiyan; Kang, Yeqin
- Abstract
The English immersion program in China is a case of educational mode transfer from foreign language immersion in North America. This article analyzes the process of the transfer from the perspective of comparative education, using the model of 'four stages of educational borrowing.' First, it revisits the recent research on educational transfer and briefly introduces the model. Then, it highlights the stages of English immersion program transfer in China. Finally, it concludes that the transfer initiated actively by innovative Chinese scholars, occurs at local and micro levels, with structural context factors and supra-national and sub-national actors playing significant roles in the process. It argues that the model may be applicable in analyzing other educational modes with some adaptations when necessary.
- Subjects
CHINA; ENGLISH language immersion education; IMMERSION method (Language teaching); COMPARATIVE education; SCHOLARS
- Publication
Frontiers of Education in China, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 1, p8
- ISSN
1673-341X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11516-011-0120-8