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Requests, a speech act people frequently use to perform everyday social interactions, have attracted particular attention in politeness theories, pragmatics, and second language acquisition. This book looks at request behaviours in a significant EFL population - Chinese-speaking learners of English. It will draw on recent literature, such as politeness theories and cognitive models for interlanguage pragmatics development, as well as placing special emphasis on situational context and formulaic language to provide a more fine-grained investigation. A range of request scenarios has been specifically designed for this project, from common service encounters to highly face-threatening situations such as borrowing money and asking a favour of police officer. Our findings on Chinese-style pragmatic behaviours and patterns of pragmatic development will be of value to cross-cultural pragmatics researchers, TESOL professionals, and university students with an interest in this area of study.

Psycholinguistics --- English language --- Pragmatics --- China --- Language and culture --- Literacy --- Second language acquisition --- Study and teaching --- Chinese speakers --- Second language learning --- Language acquisition --- Illiteracy --- Education --- General education --- Germanic languages --- Study and teaching&delete& --- Chinese speakers. --- Culture --- English language - Study and teaching - Chinese speakers --- English language - Study and teaching - China --- Language and culture - China --- Literacy - China --- Second language acquisition - China

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This is one of two volumes by the same editors that explore historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives on literacy in China. This volume focuses on English literacy in China, while the other volume is on Chinese literacy. In modern day China, English has enjoyed an increasingly important status in education, but not without challenges. The essays in this volume provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary look at changes in English literacy practices and literacy instruction in China from the first English school in the 19th century to recent curriculum reform efforts to modernize English instruction from basic education through higher education. Together, the essays address a wide array of topics, including early childhood English education, uses of information technology to teach English, and teaching English to Chinese minority students. This work is essential reading for those who want to expand their understanding of English literacy education in China.

English language -- Globalization. --- English language -- Social aspects -- China. --- Language and culture -- China. --- Vocabulary. --- English language --- Education --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- Social Sciences --- English Language --- Education, Special Topics --- Study and teaching --- Foreign speakers. --- EFL (Language study) --- English as a foreign language --- English as a second language --- English to speakers of other languages --- ESL (Language study) --- ESOL (Language study) --- Teaching English as a second language --- TEFL (Language study) --- TESL (Language study) --- Foreign students --- Education. --- Applied linguistics. --- Language and education. --- Literacy. --- Language Education. --- Applied Linguistics. --- Illiteracy --- General education --- Educational linguistics --- Language and languages --- Linguistics --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Training --- Language and languages. --- Foreign languages --- Languages --- Anthropology --- Communication --- Ethnology --- Information theory --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philology --- Study and teaching. --- Language and languages Study and teaching --- Language and education --- Language schools