Chapter 1: Language Education in China: the Cult of English.- English as a Global Language in China.- English Language Ideologies in a Globalizing World.- Methods.- Document Analysis.- Group Discussions.- Interviews.- Questionnaires.- The Structure of the Book.- Chapter 2: Globalization: an Economic and Cultural Perspective.- Introduction.- Approaches to Globalization Studies.- Wallerstein's World-Systems Analysis.- What are World-Systems?.- The Scales of Power Hierarchy in th World Capitalist Economy.- The State's Operation in the Interstate System.- The Significance of World-Systems Theory.- The Cultural Dimension of Globalization.- Homogenization or Heterogenization.- The Scales of Cultural Globalization.- Discussion: Language Education in the Context of Globalization.- Chapter 3: Ideologies in English Language Education: A Synchronic and Diachronic Approach.- Introduction.- Ideologies and Language Ideologies.- Ideology.- Language Ideology.- Ideologies of "English as a Global Language".- The Ascent of English.- Different Types of Ideologies of 'Global English'.- Language Ideologies in a Time-Space Frame.- Discussion: Analysing Ideologies in Language Education.- Layered Ideologies.- A Diachronic Approach.- A Synchronic Approach.- Chapter 4: State Ideologies of English Education in China: Revisiting the History.- Introduction.- China before the Late Nineteenth Century: the Earliest From of English.- The Sino-Centric World Empire and Its Confucian Ideologies.- The Earliest English and English Teaching in China.- The Opium Wars: Learning English for 'Self-Strengthening'(1840's-1911).- The Clash of the Two World-Systems.- English and Foreign Language Education for Self-Strengthening and Missionary Purposes.- The Republic of China: Language Learning in the New Culture Movements (1912-49).- The People's Republic of China: Changing Fortunes for English-Language Teaching (1949-76).- Learning Russian from the Soviet Union (1949-1956).- Sino-Soviet Schism and the Back-to-English Movement (1957-1965).- Cultural Revolution and the Politicization of English (1966-1976).- China's Opening and Reform: the English Book (1979-1990's).- China and Globalization: Embracing English Fully (1990's-2010's).- Post-Olympic China: the State's De-emphasis of English (since the 2010's).- Discussion: State Ideologies of English in Chinese History.- Chapter 5: English Language Ideologies in Chinese Foreign Language Education Policies.- Introduction.- Language Policies and Foreign Language Education Policies.- The Ascribed Status of English.- The Objectives of English Education.- The Standard of English Learning.- The Culture Issue.- The Issues of Choice and Inequality.- English Education Policies in Post-Olympic China.- Discussion: Ideologies Reflected in the Chinese Foreign Language Education Policies.- Chapter 6: English Language Ideologies Reflected in Teachers' and Students' Discourse.- Introduction.- Researching Students' and Teachers' ELIs.- The Status of English.- The Objectives of English Teaching and Learning.- The Standard of English Teaching and Learning.- The Culture Issue.- Issues of Choice and Inequality.- Discussion: Ideologies Embedded in Teachers' and Students' Discourses.- Chapter 7: English Language Ideologies in Olympic Beijing.- Introduction.- Researching ELIs in Olympic Beijing.- What does English Mean to Chinese People?.- What is the Influence of English on Chinese People?.- Is English a Threat to Chinese Language and Culture?.- What is English for?.- Discussion: Multi-layered Ideologies and Their Contextual Implications.- World Linguistic Systems and the Functions of English in China.- Language Ideologies and Their Contextual Implications.- Chapter 8: Ideologies in Language Education in China: Past, Present and the Future.- Ideologies in Language Education in China: the Past and the Present.- Ideologies in Language Education in China: Looking into the Future.- Implications for Future Research