Chapter 12. Trilingual Education Policy Ideals and Realities for the Naxi in Rural Yunnan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Foreword xi
5. Chapter 1. Introduction: The Apex of ‘the Third Wave’ – English Language across Greater China 1
6. Part 1: Sociolinguistic Profiles of Countries and Regions across Greater China
7. Chapter 2. The English Language in Mainland China: A Sociolinguistic Profile 23
8. Chapter 3. English-knowing Bilingualism in Singapore: Economic Pragmatism, Ethnic Relations and Class 46
9. Chapter 4. English Language in Taiwan: An Examination of its Use in Society and Education in Schools 70
10. Chapter 5. Improving the Standards and Promoting the Use of English in Hong Kong: Issues, Problems and Prospects 95
11. Chapter 6. English Use and Education in Macao 114
12. Part 2: Convergence and Divergence of English Language Use and Education in Different Regions in Mainland China
13. Chapter 7. The ‘English Curriculum Standards’ in China: Rationales and Issues 133
14. Chapter 8. Primary School English Language Teaching in South China: Past, Present and Future 151
15. Chapter 9. English Immersion in Mainland China 169
16. Chapter 10. Family Background and English Learning at Compulsory Stage in Shanghai 189
17. Chapter 11. Economic Development and the Growing Importance of the English Language in Guangxi 212
18. Chapter 12. Trilingual Education Policy Ideals and Realities for the Naxi in Rural Yunnan 228
19. Chapter 13. Learning English as a Third Language by Uyghur Students in Xinjiang: A Blessing in Disguise? 260
20. Index 284