Name: BOOK WORKSHOP: Emerging China English
Start: 2024-04-09T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-04-09T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Manchester China Institute

BOOK WORKSHOP: Emerging China English

The Manchester China Institute (MCI)promotes excellence in China studies at the University of Manchester. MCI hosts in-person talks, workshops, and roundtables, and well as webinars with a global reach. Our public events are free and open to all. The University of Manchester is committed to academic independence and thefreedom of speech. The views speakers present are entirely their own, and do not represent those of the University of Manchester or the Manchester China Institute and its directors.

Manchester China Institute

Join our book workshop on emerging China English, with Dr Alex Baratta, Dr Rui He, and Dr Paul Smith from Manchester Institute of Education.

In this chapter we [the speakers] discuss possible research directions derived from the linguistic mismatch of university assessment expectations regarding standard English, and the lived reality of international students using one of many varieties of English. As such, we argue that decolonisation of the curriculum can be addressed by a basic linguistic awareness on the part of lecturers, to better understand how an international student body – here, with Chinese international students as the example – uses English in ways that are different but not deficient. Awareness of language can reflect awareness of culture, a key part of making campuses more ‘international’.

<h3>ABOUT THE SPEAKERS</h3>Dr Alex BarattaAlex is a senior lecturer, working as a sociolinguist within the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on language and identity; linguistic prejudice; and linguistic rights.Dr Rui HeRui is a lecturer, working as a cross-cultural psychologist within the Manchester Institute of Education at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on acculturation, mental health and wellbeing, social connections and responsibility, Study Abroad Programmes (YA/RA programmes), language and identity, and creative research methods.Dr Paul Vincent SmithPaul has worked at the University of Manchester since 2003, and as Lecturer in Education since 2021. His research interests are a combination of sociological, educational, and applied linguistic influences. He has published on research methods, military sociology, academic writing, World Englishes, and the experience of students of faith in higher education.

<h3>ABOUT THE ORGANISERS</h3><a href="https://www.mci.manchester.ac.uk/" title="https://www.mci.manchester.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Manchester China Institute (MCI)</a> promotes multidisciplinary research, teaching and programming with impact beyond academia, seeking to remedy class, racial, gender, and other inequalities, and to improve mutual understanding in UK-China relations. <a href="https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/education/" title="https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/education/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Manchester Institute of Education (MIE)</a> facilitates research at the cutting edge of theory and practice. MIE's international research expertise crosses diverse areas including: critical pedagogies and maths education, educational policy and leadership, equality, disadvantage and poverty and educational psychology.

<h3>NOTES</h3>MCI’s book workshops are held in person at the <a href="https://www.mci.manchester.ac.uk/" title="https://www.mci.manchester.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manchester China Institute</a>. They seek to bring together students, faculty, and staff who can best provide feedback as the presenting researchers develop their ideas. Refreshments will be provided.Accessibility: Please note that the MCI is a listed building, and therefore does not have any lifts. All toilets are located on the first floor.

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