@inbook{e0e32f8cabc94c81a817150789f883eb,
title = "“In a Foreign Bubble” in China: Language Use Among International Students During China{\textquoteright}s Belt and Road",
abstract = "This study examines ideologies about language use and policy among international students studying in China against the backdrop of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Drawing from ethnographic and interview data collected at an international business program in Shanghai, this chapter investigates how institutional language ideologies become contested in international students{\textquoteright} academic experience in China. Data collection spanned the course of 6 months and included interviews, classroom and participant observations, and artifacts. Findings showed that, due to the belief of English being the international language, students formed a so-called English-speaking “foreign bubble” environment to justify the avoidance of Chinese. Yet, their belief of English as an international language was challenged by the faculty and staff{\textquoteright}s assumption that Chinese is necessary for studying in China. These results shed light on the linguistic dilemmas and tensions in the attempt to enhance China{\textquoteright}s soft power through study abroad using English.",
keywords = "Belt and road initiative, Chinese, English, English-medium programs, Language policy, Language use, Study abroad",
author = "Yi Wang and Wenhao Diao",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-24078-2_15",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Educational Linguistics",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media B.V.",
pages = "321--340",
booktitle = "Educational Linguistics",
}