A collection of books, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed journal articles focusing on multilingualism and education.
Adamson, B. & Feng, A.W. (eds.) (2022). London: Routledge.
Multilingual China explores the dynamics of multilingualism in one of the most multilingual countries in the world. This edited collection comprises frontline empirical research into a range of important issues that arise from the presence of 55 official ethnic minority groups, plus China’s search to modernize and strengthen the nation’s place in the world order.
Feng, A.W. & B. Adamson (eds.) (2015). Dordrecht: Springer.
This book examines language policies and practices in schools in regions of China populated by indigenous minority groups. It focuses on models of trilingual education: home language, Putonghua (Mandarin), and English.
Feng, A.W. (ed.) (2011). Bristol: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
This volume is the first to offer a comprehensive and in-depth examination of the spread of English and English language education across Greater China, presenting rich sociolinguistic data for comparisons between mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Feng, A. W., Byram, M. and Fleming, M. (eds.) (2009). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
This book shows that there is complementarity in 'education' and 'training' in theory and in practice regarding the development of intercultural competence.
Feng, A.W. (ed.) (2007). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
This work compares and contrasts two strands of bilingualism in China, one for minority nationality groups, the other for the majority.
Byram, M. & Feng, A.W. (eds.) (2006). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Presents studies of students who travel to other countries for study, including students travelling within Europe, and between Europe, America, and East Asia.
Lee, G. L., Feng, A.W., P. B. Gallo, J. E. L. Meyer, & Lim, H. L. (2004). Singapore: Pearson Prentice Hall.
International edition textbook for IT students focusing on communication skills.
Feng, A.W. & Adamson, B. (2024) Multilingualism in Education in the People’s Republic of China. In C.A. Chapelle (ed.) Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Reference work — Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (Wiley, 3rd ed.)· Related Wiley Blackwell encyclopedia entry on the same topic (2012)
Zhang, P., Adamson, B. & Feng, A.W. (2023). Implementing multilingual education: China's experiences. In Stein-Smith, K. (Ed.) The importance of learning a second language. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.
Wu, Y., Silver, R.E., & Feng, A.W. (2023). Authenticating ‘mother tongue’ in a multilingual minority community. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
B. Adamson & Feng, A.W. (2022). Multilingualism in China. In B. Adamson & A.W. Feng (eds.). Multilingual China. London: Routledge.
Feng, A.W. & Wang, L.H. (2022). Towards an empowerment model for multilingual education at minzu universities in China. In B. Adamson & A.W. Feng (eds.). Multilingual China. London: Routledge.
Zhang, P. & Feng, A.W. (2022). English language teacher training for minority-dominated regions in Xinjiang: Current practice and challenges. In B. Adamson & A.W. Feng (eds.). Multilingual China. London: Routledge.
Feng, A.W. (2021). Reconciling Multilingualism and Language Standardisation in China. In N. McLennand and H. Zhao (eds.) Language Standardization and Language Variation in Multilingual Contexts.
Zhu, X.M. & Feng, A.W. (2021). ICC Nurturing Strategies in the Context of Sino-foreign Institutes. Theory and Practice in Language Studies.
Hou, J.X. & Feng. A.W. (2019). Juggling Multiple Identities: The Untold Stories Behind a PhD Ethnographic Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
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Feng, A.W. and Adamson, B. (2019) Language Policies in Education in the People’s Republic of China. In A. Kirkpatrick & T. Liddicoat (eds.) Routledge Handbook on Language Education Policy in Asia.
Xiong, T. and Feng, A.W. (2018). Localizing immersion education: A case study of an international bilingual education program in South China. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism.
Feng, A.W. and Adamson, B. (2018) Language policies and sociolinguistic domains in the context of minority groups in China. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
Feng, A.W. et al. (2017). Using English to teach content courses in universities for nationalities. In Zhao, J. & Dixon, Q. (eds.), English-Medium Instruction in Chinese Universities.
Feng, A.W. and Adamson, B. (2015) Contested notions of bilingualism and multilingualism in the PRC. In Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Sunuodula, M., A.W. Feng and B. Adamson (2015) Trilingualism and Uyghur Identity in the People's Republic of China. In D. Evens, Languages and Identities.
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Feng, A.W. (2012) Spread of English across Greater China. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Language Education, Shaanxi Normal University
Duke Kunshan University
Bilingual Education Around the World, San Diego State University, USA
Teachers College of Columbia University, New York
E-Forum on National Language Resources and Multilingual Education in China
International Conference on Multilingual Acquisition, Education University of Hong Kong
International Conference on EMI at Chinese Universities, South China Normal University