English Language Teaching in China: New Approaches, Perspectives and Standards

by Jun Liu

Book Overview

This book examines the importance of English language teaching in China, but also the need for this teaching to be modernised in order for China to better join the world economy. The current trend within English teaching in China is for 'communicative competence' - that is, being able to communicate with linguistic, pragmatic, discourse and strategic competence. This volume argues that such a theoretical framework of communicative competence needs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826480764
• ISBN13: 9780826480767
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"