Understanding bilingual education: an overview of key notions in the literature and the implications for Chinese university EFL education |
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| Authors: | Wang Ping |
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| Institution: | School of Foreign Languages, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China |
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| Abstract: | This article starts with a review of definitions of bilingualism. It then discusses the definition of bilingual education with its focus on the analysis of bilingual competence. It is subsequently suggested that a theoretical hard nut to be cracked in today’s bilingual research is to establish the scope of discussion of bilingualism models meeting the specific needs in a specific context instead of simple acceptance of the current EFL teaching models learned from other countries or regions. |
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| Keywords: | Diglossia bilingual education bilingual competence EFL Chinese university context |
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