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Walking the Line: The Legacy of Martin Wolff on EFL in China

Remembering an English Today contributor who never shunned controversy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2015

Joel Heng Hartse
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In August of 2012, Martin Wolff, an American English teacher and former lawyer who made a name for himself writing about issues related to English language education in China, passed away in Taizou, China at the age of 65 (see Lau, 2013, for a remembrance). Mr. Wolff's name will be familiar to readers of English Today and to any observers of EFL in China who follow English-language commentary on issues including Chinglish, native English speaking teachers in China, and the difficulty of creating an ideal environment for English learning in EFL contexts.

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English Today , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 50 - 52
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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