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International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJITE) Vol.2, No.4, December 2013 GLOBALIZATION AND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN CHINA Jingbo Sun School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Beijing Wuzi University, Beijing, China ABSTRACT Globalization has been an irreversible trend in the world economic and social advances. China, as an indispensable developing power, is playing a significant role on the world stage. Language, as a cultural element, is also affecting the process of China’s globalization. This paper aims to study the relationship between globalization and the cultural development of foreign language teaching and learning in China. It analyzes the reasons for the boost of foreign language teaching and learning in the age of knowledge economy. Language, conveying ideological, political and cultural connotations, carries more significance beyond its linguistic importance. In the context of globalization, therefore, language teaching and learning is a more complicated issue than a pure culture indicator. KEYWORDS Globalization, the Age of Knowledge Economy, Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistic Capital 1. INTRODUCTION Globalization, nowadays, has become a fashionable word in the popular context of average people. It is also a key word in the academic discourse of politics, economy, sociology, technology as well as culture (Block and Cameron, 2002: p1). Language, as a substantial constitute of culture, is changing the world, nations as well as people’s life through the increasingly frequent communication locally, nationally and regionally. In China, the national languagePuto