Chapter 8: Language, Ethnicity and Identity in China

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1: Western Dreams, Chinese Quests – Habitus and Encounter
7. Chapter 1: Intercultural Encounters and Deep Cultural Beliefs 23
8. Chapter 2: Sociocultural Contexts and English in China: Retaining and Reforming the Cultural Habitus 56
9. Chapter 3 English and the Chinese Quest 79
10. Part 2: Learners, Identities and Purposes
11. Chapter 4: Language and Identity: State of the Art and a Debate of Legitimacy 101
12. Chapter 5 Beautiful English versus The Multilingual Self 120
13. Chapter 6: ‘Just a Tool’: The Role of English in the Curriculum 137
14. Chapter 7: The More I Learned, The Less I Found My Self 155
15. Part 3: Landscapes and Mindscapes
16. Chapter 8: Language, Ethnicity and Identity in China 169
17. Chapter 9 Ethnic Minorities, Bilingual Education and Glocalization 181
18. Chapter 10 English at Home in China: How Far does the Bond Extend? 192
19. Chapter 11 Motivational Force and Imagined Community in ‘Crazy English 211
20. Part 4: Narratives
21. Chapter 12: Understanding Ourselves through Teacher Man 227
22. Chapter 13: Negotiated (Non-) Participation of ‘Unsuccessful’ Learners 241
23. Chapter 14 Teachers’ Identities in Personal Narratives 255
24. Part 5: English for China in the World
25. Chapter 15: East Goes West 271
26. Chapter 16: Being Chinese, Speaking English 294
27. Index 310