Presented in this article are explications of language ideology and a sociocultural linguistic theory that links language ideologies to language identities with implications for acquiring and using hegemonic English language knowledge. The theory frames analyses of data collected in a study of college students in the People’s Republic of China conducted to discern the impact of national language ideologies promoting the English language. Prior research indicates that students with strong indigenous/local language ideologies and identities commonly adopt anti-hegemonic tactics of linguistic resistance to using the English language exclusively or extensively. Students in this study envisioned markedly uncommon counter-hegemonic tactics where the English language is used to elevate the hegemony of Chinese language.
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