China and English(English, Paperback, unknown)

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China and English(English, Paperback, unknown) is written by unknown and published by Channel View Publications Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1847692281 (ISBN 10) and 9781847692283 (ISBN 13).

It has been said there are more Chinese learning English than there are Americans. We all have a sense that the first decades of the third millennium, including the effects of the global financial recession, signal dramatic changes to the shape of the world to come. China's emergence as a superpower is one of the few certainties in this rapidly changing world. What is less well realised is the critical role which China's decisions about English will play in the world's communication profile. This unique volume explores this question looking at the debates on identity, cultural values and communication practices. Taking a wide-ranging view and uniquely blending both Chinese and Western perspectives the volume explores the critically important cultural consequences of mass English learning in today's world.