Language policies in China, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand: A
comparative study to investigate English language teachers’ attitudes toward
their institutional language policies and beliefs in their practices
An
Zijing (安子静), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US
In
countries where English is not the native language, my study will explore how
language policies are consistent in terms of the required starting level and
the exit levels of the language based on the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages, the number of tuition hours and interaction times, and
the medium of instruction. Also, it will examine the effectiveness of the
planned curriculum in alignment with national and institutional standards. To
obtain a deep understanding of the subject under and reach more reliable
conclusions, a mixed-method approach to data collection will be implemented.
Also, a critical discourse analysis approach will be used to examine the published
quasi-governmental documents. Semi-structured interviews with English language
teachers or administrators and a questionnaire will also be conducted.
An Zijing is
currently a student of the Education Specialist program with a major in
education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US. She received her
TESOL MA from Michigan State University, US, in 2019. She will attend the
University of Florida to continue her doctoral study this fall.
The current status of China English under the paradigm of WE and
ELF
Li
Shengyun (李胜云), Pinggang School in Shenzhen, Guangdong
The
first part will contain a review of World Englishes (WE) from several
perspectives, including its concept, research methods, and development model.
It will also address WE’s current research in corpus linguistics,
sociolinguistics, lexicography, and applied linguistics. The second part will
explore English as a lingua franca (ELF), discussing its concept, background,
research status, perspectives, and applied models. Both studies on WE and ELF
will shed light on the research of China English. The third part will describe
and explain studies related to China English and Chinglish, such as the
features of and various researches on sociolinguistics, applied linguistics,
corpus linguistics, lexicography, and intercultural studies. Finally, some
proposals will be put forward to give more implications for English teaching in
senior high schools in China.
Li Shengyun is
a senior high English teacher at Pinggang School in Shenzhen, Guangdong. He
graduated from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and got a Master of Arts
in foreign linguistics and applied linguistics. He is currently taking part in
a project supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education, titled “Chinglish or
China English--a research based on China-related corpus”.
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