Emerging Englishes: China English in Academic Writing (ISSN)

Synopsis

This book encourages further conversation on the expanding circle in World Englishes, offering a detailed look at ‘China English’ through the academic writing of Chinese students at a British university.The volume seeks to blur the simplistic binary of ‘Chinglish’, a broad term often understood to encompass grammatical or lexical errors or seemingly ‘unnatural’ expressions, and ‘China English’, which the authors articulate here as its own variety, as evidenced in language use marked by predictability. The research framework begins with analysing student essays in one programme at the University of Manchester, predominantly made up of Chinese students. In highlighting recurring features and supported by online surveys of the students, the authors demonstrate how ‘China English’ displays the systematicity in grammar and lexis observed in varieties of English. In focusing on academic writing, a genre which bears prominence in assessment, the book raises key questions about implications for teaching, what is considered appropriate language, and whether, rather than seeking to replace ‘Standard English’, the notion of what is ‘standard’ might be broadened to encompass other varieties. The book further promotes implications beyond pedagogies, to include learning more broadly, marking, curriculum/policy, training, and identity negotiation.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in language and education, World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040133774

Related ISBNs:

9781032524849, 9781003409915, 9781040133729

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

11/22/24

Copyrighted By:

Alex Baratta, Rui He, and Paul Vincent Smith

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Language Arts

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.