Study On UK's Global Promotion Of English Language

Chinese language teaching is witnessed a rapid growth in many countries and regions in recent years.Considering that the international promotion of Chinese is in the initial phase and immature in many regards,we learn and draw experiences from the language promotion schemes of major countries in the world so as to develop an international Chinese language promotion programme adaptive to Chinese circumstances.English,with its unshakable status of first international language,should owe its unprecedented success to language promotion programs.United Kingdom,as one of the major contributors in promoting English worldwide,sets us a classic example for us to refer to.This essay is aimed at analyzing the history,background and current status of English language promotion scheme,as well as introducing language promotion mode,main responsible official organizations,training programs to foreign teachers,and accreditation system.Based above analysis,we will conclude the essay by summarizing merits and deficiencies underlying the English language promotion policy and what we could learn from them in promoting Chinese language internationally.Some points we can draw from the successful English language promotion are listed as follows:firstly,clear purpose.United Kingdom explicitly set up its main responsibility in promoting English language and English culture.Secondly,emphasis the industry characteristics as a NGO and UK characteristics in the process of promoting English language.Thirdly,UK government establishes separate organization to in charge of the language promotion scheme and provides fund as a guarantee for the operation of those programs.Forth,British Council pays special attention to UK culture promotion in the sense that they actively launch cultural programs among elites from arts and academic circle.However,there are some inevitable problems arising from the promotion process.Firstly,the English language promotion policy reveals its nature of penetrate into other countries' culture in the process of language promotion by influencing people's value,thoughts and living style in those regions,which may further lead to perish of other culture. Enlightened by experiences of English language promotion,I believe that language promotion should be set up as a part of the strategy in enhancing national power.Meanwhile,the success of language promotion needs the support of a leading organization and capital.Moreover,combine the language and cultural promotion;and set up the partnership between the government and non-government organizations.In case of China,I believe the government should incorporate the Chinese language promotion in to the peaceful development strategy;establish a separate organization to take the lead in Chinese language promotion;allocate special fund to support the promotion program;cultivate international Chinese language teachers;enhance cultural communication in the process of language promotion;and put more efforts in language promotion policy researches.