LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

Inside-out: Student criticism of "foreign experts" in universities in the P.R.C.

Hu Hua Ouyang and Ewan Dow - 22 May 2006

The article through its use of critical incidents provides stimulating case study material for TEFL/TESOL teacher education programmes. The paper brings together three key issues: the underlying concept of 'communicative competence and Communicative Language Teaching, the status of English as a lingua franca and the debates related to linguistic imperialism, and lastly the nature of teacher education and what are relevant and appropriate skills within this field for practitioners.