Translanguaging in a Chinese–English bilingual education programme: a university-classroom ethnography

• Published in: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 322 - 337
• Main Authors: Wang, Weihong, Curdt-Christiansen, Xiao Lan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Ltd 03.04.2019
• Subjects: Bilingual education; Bilingualism; Chinese languages; Code switching; English as a second language; English for Academic Purposes; English proficiency; Ethnography; Fieldwork; Higher education; Ideology; Stereotypes; Student Improvement; Translanguaging; Undergraduate education
• ISSN: 1367-0050; 1747-7522
• DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2018.1526254

Since 2001, Chinese-English bilingual education has been officially promoted in many universities in mainland China. It has, however, recently been criticised for not only failing to improve students' English proficiency, but also impeding subject knowledge learning. Drawing on ethnographic dat...