Ethnic cultural legacies and learning English as a foreign language: a social-cultural study in Taiwan

Wen-Chuan Lin; Gabrielle Ivinson

doi:10.1007/978-94-6091-803-2_6

Ethnic cultural legacies and learning English as a foreign language: a social-cultural study in Taiwan

Wen-Chuan Lin, Gabrielle Ivinson

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Learning English in Taiwan has become a primary economic concern as industries have recognized the need to compete within global markets in which trade is predominantly carried out in English. The growth in demand for, and supply of, English language education in school settings is escalating. The National Curriculum of Primary and Secondary Schools (Grades 1-9) in Taiwan designated English as a school subject as early as primary level grade 5 (age 10) in 2001 and introduced it even earlier, in grade 3 in 2005 reflecting a public recognition of the importance of learning English.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Learning, Social interaction and Diversity
Subtitle of host publication	Exploring Identities in School Practices
Editors	Eva Hjorne, Geerdina van der Aalsvoort, Guida de Abreu
Place of Publication	Rotterdam, Boston, Taipei
Publisher	Sense Publishers
Pages	69-84
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-6091-803-2
ISBN (Print)	978-94-6091-801-8, 978-94-6091-802-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-803-2_6
Publication status	Published - 13 Apr 2012

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Ethnic cultural legacies and learning English as a foreign language: a social-cultural study in Taiwan. / Lin, Wen-Chuan; Ivinson, Gabrielle.
Learning, Social interaction and Diversity: Exploring Identities in School Practices. ed. / Eva Hjorne; Geerdina van der Aalsvoort; Guida de Abreu. Rotterdam, Boston, Taipei: Sense Publishers, 2012. p. 69-84.

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Lin, W-C & Ivinson, G 2012, Ethnic cultural legacies and learning English as a foreign language: a social-cultural study in Taiwan. in E Hjorne, G van der Aalsvoort & G de Abreu (eds), Learning, Social interaction and Diversity: Exploring Identities in School Practices. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, Boston, Taipei, pp. 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-803-2_6

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