English and Globalization: Perspectives from Hong Kong and China (Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9629961849 ISBN 13: 9789629961848

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This book offers a groundbreaking perspective on the political, cultural and pedagogical issues of English in the age of globalization. Additionaly it addresses theoretical concepts as they relate to language and globalization while simulataneously creating new perspectives on the issues. The fifteen papers that make up this collection present valuable information about the English language in Hong Kong and China. Including pioneering works that examine how language functions as a mediating agent in the global cultural formation, and vice versa.

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About the Author

Kwok-kan Tam is a professor at the department of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His areas of research include globalization and postcolonial studies, language and subjectivity, comparative literature and culture, drama, and psychoanalysis.

Timothy Weiss, also a professor at the department of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His recent focus has been on postcolonial literature, world literature in English, and comparative literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9629961849
• ISBN 13: 9789629961848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 630
• Editor: Tam Kwok-Kan, Weiss Timothy