A Study Of The English Weekly Of The Republic Of China(1915-1937)

After the Opium War,China initiated a large-scale historical process of "spreading Western learning to the east".With the gradual development of communication between China and the West,English,as an international language,is gaining more and more popularity and influence.The publishing industry has followed the trend and published a large number of English newspapers and periodicals.Under the guidance of the publishing concept of"Supporting Education,Opening People's Wisdom",the Business Press established the English Weekly in 1915,which is known as "the only good teacher and friend who is near to tutoring English".English Weekly has a wide range of contents,covering English knowledge,practical skills,news reviews,Chinese and Western cultures and other subjects.It meets the foreign language needs of different readers.At the same time,magazines have undergone the transformation from "knowledge" to "humanism",witnessing the wide spread of English culture in China and the process of "western learning eastward".As the carrier of culture,English Weekly strengthens the introduction of culture in language teaching and constructs the media space for cultural communication.The magazine introduced the advanced scientific and technological knowledge of the West in modern times and published many excellent overseas literary works.It also undertook the responsibility of inheriting the treasures of Chinese national culture,making important contributions to popularizing scientific culture and promoting social progress.Then came the renewal of educational concepts.Magazines reported on educational policies at home and abroad many times,published comments or suggestions on hot issues of education,and actively guided public opinion to promote educational reform.It can be regarded as the bridge of Sino-foreign exchanges and the epitome of the development of culture and education in the early and middle period of the Republic of China.In modern China,English Weekly is the longest lasting and far-reaching English education magazine in modern Chinese history,which is incomparable with other English publications in terms of circulation,readership and social influence.At the same time,its development has spanned more than half of the period of the Republic of China.Its evolution and vicissitudes confirm the traj ectory of modern Chinese and Western cultural dissemination,and also provide a window for future generations to study the development of English culture and foreign periodicals in the Republic of China.