http://hdl.handle.net/2328/3057 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:37 GMT 2013-05-22T15:02:37Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26263 Title: China's Confucius Institute Project: language and soft power in world politics Authors: Gil, Jeffrey Allan Abstract: The Chinese language is an important source of soft power, and China conducts various activities to promote Chinese language learning throughout the world, the main one being the establishment of Chinese language and cultural institutions known as Confucius Institutes. This paper provides an overview of this aspect of China's soft power strategy. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26263 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26010 Title: The double danger of English as a global language Authors: Gil, Jeffrey Allan Abstract: Language learning in Australia has at times been a much debated and somewhat controversial topic. This paper examines the reasons why it is dangerous to view English as the 'global language'. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/26010 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/25958 Title: ELT today: From dilemma to professional responsibilities Authors: Gil, Jeffrey Allan; Najar, Robyn Lee Abstract: In order to develop individual and community identities in a globalising world, pedagogies of connection are compelled to move beyond a ‘method’ approach to English language teaching (ELT). A postmethod pedagogy looks to facilitate context-sensitive, location-specific pedagogy which is based on an understanding of the local linguistic, sociocultural and political context. In this paper, implications of globalisation for ELT are discussed. Globalisation is defined and the ways in which it can be examined from a language perspective are explored. This exploration reveals that globalisation presents English language teachers with a significant dilemma: the domination of culturally based methodologies, such as communicative language teaching (CLT), which have accompanied the spread of the language itself. This paper argues that if this dilemma is seen as a professional responsibility we can derive some guidelines for an informed approach to ELT in a globalising world. The overarching goal of such an approach is to develop ways of teaching English that lead to additive bilingualism. In order to accomplish this goal, the researchers argue that English language teachers have three professional responsibilities to fulfil: 1) adopt a nuanced view of English as a global language; 2) focus on context; and 3) proceed in small steps. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/25958 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2328/12528 Title: The Promotion of Chinese Language Learning and China's Soft Power Authors: Gil, Jeffrey Allan Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2328/12528 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z