Linguistics and Literature Studies Vol. 1(4), pp. 169 - 178
DOI: 10.13189/lls.2013.010401
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Revolution, or not Revolution: That is the Question: Investigating the Pedagogies of ‘Crazy English’

LI Jingyan ^*
School of Foreign Languages, Harbin Institute of Technology

ABSTRACT

‘Crazy English’ (CE) is one of the most popular, radical, yet controversial English training programs in China. There has been a tension between CE advocates and the academics about whether CE can really help Chinese people learn English. However, for more than a decade, CE is clearly more than just a passing phenomenon. It seems that CE has become a ‘subculture’ in China [47]. If CE offers anything new or valuable, we just cannot afford to ignore it. Thus a qualitative study was undertaken to identify the espoused concepts of CE in terms of foreign language learning and to examine its pedagogical practices. The study was framed by the examination of major views of language and schools of thought of learning theories. Results of data analysis show that CE classroom activities are underpinned by a blend of theoretical approaches and practices.

KEYWORDS
Crazy English, Li Yang, Language, Learning

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] LI Jingyan , "Revolution, or not Revolution: That is the Question: Investigating the Pedagogies of ‘Crazy English’," Linguistics and Literature Studies, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 169 - 178, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/lls.2013.010401.

(b). APA Format:
LI Jingyan (2013). Revolution, or not Revolution: That is the Question: Investigating the Pedagogies of ‘Crazy English’. Linguistics and Literature Studies, 1(4), 169 - 178. DOI: 10.13189/lls.2013.010401.