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There has been a frenzy of learning English all across China. In 2006, a report in China Newsweek estimated that 400 million people were learning English all across China (as cited in Li, 2006, para. 1). While China has opened its door more widely to the outside, people in increasing numbers are realizing the importance of English as a global language.
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Qiu, Z. (2016). Doing Critical Literacy in China’s English Education. In: Cooper, K., Anwaruddin, S.M. (eds) Student Voice. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-408-4_6
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