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He, Deyuan; Li, David C. S. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
With the largest number of English learners in the world, the influence of the English language teaching (ELT) reform in China cannot be underestimated. This article explores the implications of the actual use of English in China's workplace for ELT reform in the context of English as a lingua franca (ELF). On the basis of cross-validated data…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Farris, Catherine S. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
Using Scotton's model of codeswitching based on markedness theory, this paper examines a type of register variation known as "babytalk," defined as ambiguous talk of babies or young children and talk to babies or young children. It is argued that babytalk and the voice of authority are motivated by Chinese cultural assumptions about…
Descriptors: Child Language, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Context