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- Title
English Teaching in China: A Recent Survey.
- Authors
Cowan, J. Ronayne; Light, Richard L.; Mathews, B. Ellen; Tucker, G. Richard
- Abstract
The article presents information about a survey conducted on English teaching in China. A team of four specialists sponsored by the U.S. International Communication Agency visited China for the purpose of surveying diverse aspects of English teaching there. The team began formal work on the evening of their arrival in Beijing, China on May 14, 1979. It was found that Foreign language teaching, and English language teaching occupies a prominent role in the Chinese education. There were subsequent conferences which were convened devoted to the development of teaching materials for the various foreign languages. There were limited books in English available to the general public. There was a continued emphasis on literature as an integral part of all English training in China. Radio is potentially a very powerful force both for English teaching and teacher training in China. There are also long-term foreign teachers recruited by the Bureau of Foreign Experts who enter into a contract to teach for one to two year periods. An impressive commitment was observed to the teaching of English in People's Republic of China.
- Subjects
CHINA; ENGLISH as a foreign language; FOREIGN language education; EDUCATIONAL surveys; INTERNATIONAL communication; LANGUAGE &; education; TEACHING aids; LITERATURE; FOREIGN teachers
- Publication
TESOL Quarterly, 1979, Vol 13, Issue 4, p465
- ISSN
0039-8322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3586442