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Language and the Capital: A Case Study of English ‘Language Shock’ among Chinese Students in London

Marr, Tim·2005·Language Awareness
DOI 10.1080/09658410508668839
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The paper deals with the experience of a group of Chinese teachers of English studying on ELT/Applied Linguistics-related MA courses at a London university. Drawing mainly on data from questionnaires, it shows how the early part of their stay was marked by surprise, disappointment and disorientation at the diversity and perceived poor quality of the Englishes they encountered. It is suggested that this ‘language shock’ can be attributed in large part to the students’ lack of sociolinguistic awareness, in that they expected London speech to provide a model of ‘good’ English, in line with their perceptions of Beijing Chinese. They also expected to hear only ‘good’ English within a university, and were surprised to hear lecturers with regional accents, associating non-RP accents with non-standard forms of the language. Given that these kinds of experience are unlikely to be restricted solely to Chinese students, or even to those studying in London, it is recommended that some sociolinguistic awareness-raising be built into UK universities’ EAP provision. This would enable overseas students to understand better the new linguistic environment in which they find themselves, and thus to become more effective and productive learners, more quickly.

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Authors
Marr, T.
Affiliations
London Metropolitan University (GB)
Corresponding author
Marr, Tim
Venue
Language Awareness
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2005-11-15
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
239-253
ISSN
  • 0965-8416 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7565
DOI
10.1080/09658410508668839
OpenAlex
W1992390709
Cited by
32
References
37
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
2.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Language Awareness (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic Variation and Morphology
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies
Keywords
Chinese students, English as a second language, sociolinguistic awareness, regional accents, Received Pronunciation, non-standard English, English for academic purposes, international students, London English

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