2022国际英语教育中国大会于7月31日在杭州圆满闭幕。大会为期3天，以线上线下融合方式举行。英国文化教育协会邀请来自中英两国五名专家就【Future of English: Perspectives from China】主题进行专题研讨。
Introduction:
In 2006 David Graddol wrote his influential book English Next in which he examined the current and future trends in English language learning and teaching. The book went on to become the most downloaded book ever published by the British Council and provoked a great deal of debate on the learning and teaching of English globally.
In 2020, the British Council decided to revisit Graddol’s findings and set up a global project to reflect on his predictions in order to both assess where English is at now and where we think it might go in the next 10
years. The project, entitled The Future of English is a multi-stage undertaking which is designed to set a research agenda with global scope and local relevance. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach to reach diverse audiences and draws on research experience and expertise from a whole range of
disciplines. There are three phases to the project of which two have been completed.
In this panel discussion, a range of experts will share their views on the future of English and discuss what it means for them in their contexts.
