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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Teaching for Identities, Writing between the "We" and the "I" Paradigms
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Zhao, Hongqin; Fei, Ying; Lin, Xiao – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2013
Circumscribed by the culture of collectivist and Confucian traditions, English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education in China has defaulted to an impersonalized provision and delivery. Much of teaching and learning is to assimilate individuals into a group identity. This epistemological model can be detected in learning outcomes, e.g.,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Rote Learning
China's Policy of Chinese as a Foreign Language and the Use of Overseas Confucius Institutes
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Zhao, Hongqin; Huang, Jianbin – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2010
China's economic power is changing attitudes towards Mandarin Chinese worldwide. Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) consequently emerges as a subject for research as well as an educational market. This article investigates the modern evolution of CFL curriculum policy that has led to the current rapid growth of the Confucius Institute (CI) around…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Second Languages, Foreign Countries
Why Did People Become Secondary-School English as a Foreign Language Teachers in China? An Examination of the Pathways, Motivations and Policy through a Life-History Narrative Approach
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Zhao, Hongqin – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2008
Teacher motivation has been found to be a critical predictor of teachers' work commitment, identity and performance, yet has received insufficient attention in educational policymaking. In this article the reasons for people becoming teachers of English as a foreign language in China, reflect both social and psychological factors. This…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Teacher Motivation, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers