Racism in China's English Language Teaching Industry: English as a Race‐Making Technology

IF 3 1区文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Tesol Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI:10.1002/tesq.3336

Shuling Wang

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Abstract

This article argues that racism is pervasive in China's English language teaching (ELT) industry, yet it is often ignored. It presents that English language education in China should be understood historically in a way that recognizes English as a racializing technology. As a race‐making technology, English has continued making modern Chinese subjects while also posing a threat to Chineseness in the 21st century. This intertwining of race and the English language has translated into a massive ELT industry in China that reproduces whiteness, influencing hiring practices and preferences for White English teachers. Additionally, race intersects with gender, nationality, and class, leading to a highly racialized and gendered ELT industry, exemplified in discourses of “foreign experts” and “foreign trash” popular in China's context. The article concludes by asserting that the English language, as a race‐making technology, has structured the ELT industry, and discussing its implications for future research and practical changes to challenge intersectional racism in the industry.

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中国英语教学行业中的种族主义：英语是制造种族的技术

本文认为，种族主义在中国的英语教学（ELT）行业中普遍存在，但却常常被忽视。文章认为，应从历史的角度来理解中国的英语教育，承认英语是一种种族化的技术。作为一种种族制造技术，英语不断制造现代中国人的主体，同时也对 21 世纪的中国性构成威胁。种族与英语语言的交织已在中国转化为一个庞大的英语教学产业，该产业复制了白人，影响了聘用白人英语教师的做法和偏好。此外，种族与性别、国籍和阶级交织在一起，导致了高度种族化和性别化的英语教学产业，在中国背景下流行的 "外国专家 "和 "洋垃圾 "的论述就是例证。文章最后指出，英语语言作为一种制造种族的技术，构建了英语语言教学行业，并讨论了其对未来研究和实际变革的影响，以挑战行业中的交叉种族主义。

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Tesol Quarterly Multiple-

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6.40

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： TESOL Quarterly, a professional, refereed journal, was first published in 1967. The Quarterly encourages submission of previously unpublished articles on topics of signiﬁcance to individuals concerned with English language teaching and learning and standard English as a second dialect. As a publication that represents a variety of cross-disciplinary interests, both theoretical and practical, the Quarterly invites manuscripts on a wide range of topics, especially in the following areas: -psychology and sociology of language learning and teaching -issues in research and research methodology -testing and evaluation -professional preparation -curriculum design and development -instructional methods, materials, and techniques -language planning -professional standards Because the Quarterly is committed to publishing manuscripts that contribute to bridging theory and practice in our profession, it particularly welcomes submissions that address the implications and applications of research in, for example, -anthropology -applied and theoretical linguistics -communication education -English education, including reading and writing theory -psycholinguistics -psychology -ﬁrst and second language acquisition -sociolinguistics The Quarterly prefers that all submissions be written in a style that is accessible to a broad readership, including those individuals who may not be familiar with the subject matter. TESOL Quarterly is an international journal. It welcomes submissions from English language contexts around the world.

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