China and English: Globalisation and the Dilemmas of Identity

Scholars of linguistics and language learning in China and Melbourne, Australia ponder how Chinese speakers can negotiate a productive relationship with English, and with Western ideas more broadly, without sacrificing Chinese cultural identity. Among their perspectives are intercultural encounters and deep cultural beliefs, Zhang Haidi's Beautiful English versus Natasha Lvovich's The Multilingual Self, motivational force and imagined community in crazy English, the negotiated non-participation of unsuccessful learners, and being Chinese while speaking English. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)