TITLE:
English Language Education in the Mainland of China: A Review of Selected Research under the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2021)
AUTHORS:
Changsheng Rong, Maria Shu Hong Bee Abdullah
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19 Pandemic, English Education, English Teaching Textbooks, Soft Powe
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.9 No.2,
February
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on three aspects of research: the new features of language policy and planning for students learning English in the mainland of China, problems in the compilation of English teaching textbooks, and new challenges for teachers and students in online teaching, and also points out what needs to be paid attention to: Sino-English (Chinese people’s English Language) should first be positively accepted by Chinese people, as a manifestation of China’s soft power.