3. English is the Default Language? A Study of International Students’ Language Needs in the Chinese Higher Education Context

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Critical Perspectives on Global Englishes in English Language Education 1
6. 2. A Critical Examination of Common Beliefs about Language Teaching: From Research Insights to Professional Engagement 10
7. 3. English is the Default Language? A Study of International Students’ Language Needs in the Chinese Higher Education Context 27
8. 4. Language Selection and Assessment in Brunei Darussalam 45
9. 5. Global Englishes and the International Standardized English Language Profi ciency Tests 64
10. 6. Looking through the Eyes of Global Englishes: Enhancing English Language Teaching in Multicultural Classrooms 84
11. 7. Contextualizing Teaching English as a Local/Global Language: A Bottom-up Sociolinguistic Investigation 104
12. 8. From Learners to Users: Reframing a Japanese University Curriculum towards a ‘World Englishes Enterprise’- Informed English as a Medium of Instruction Model 123
13. 9. Talking the Talk but Not Walking the Walk? Preparing Teachers for Global Englishes Pedagogy 141
14. 10. Practices of Teaching Englishes: Pedagogical Refl ections and Implications 157
15. 11. Reform and Opportunities: China English in Chinese Higher Education 176
16. 12. Global Englishes-oriented English Language Education 194
17. Index 201