Applied Linguistics (Yuyan Wenzi Yingyong)


No. 4 , Pages 20 - 26 , 2006

Globalization, Discursive Power and Language Education Policy in China (Article written in Chinese)

TAN Xuechun & XIAO Li

Abstract

Challenges call for, among other things, a timely reconsideration of language education policy for China. This paper discusses how language, which links the global village together, conveys internationally recognized concepts through a certain set of discourse, arguing for language education based on national development strategies, on language use and on two-way cognitive orientations. It is emphasized in this paper that China should strengthen international discursive power through the production of internationally recognized concepts.

Keywords: globalization; language education; discursive power

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