“Englicization” under the flag of internationalization

“Englicization” under the flag of internationalization

a case study of Shanghai University

WANG Xiaoming    

Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Volume 16, 2015 - Issue 2

To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649373.2015.1037083

Today's higher education in mainland China is commonly seen as being unable to meet the needs of the society. Among the methods chosen by the Central Government to improve the quality of education, a reform named as “Internationalization” has been strongly implemented in a top-down way since the early 2000s. This article will discuss the implementation of this reform with Shanghai University, where the author is teaching, as a case study. Focusing on the neologism “Englicization,” which is the most visible result of the reform in university campuses, the author assesses the effect of the reform, and more pointedly, explains why “Internationalization” actually into turns into “Englicization” in the university campus.