Scholarly interest in the possibility of China English(CE)has expanded recently as the importance of the English language in Chinese education and society continues to grow.However,there have yet been few studies which examine the putative forms of CE in tandem with attitudes about CE in an educational context.Using an acceptability judgment task(AJT)and interviews involving 30Chinese teachers of English evaluating English texts written by Chinese university students,this study explores participants’ beliefs,attitudes,and ideologies about the variety of CE and its potential or emerging characteristics.The study suggests that rejection of CE as an abstract concept may be related to labeling writers’ usage as unacceptable“Chinglish.”While English usages perceived as clearly influenced by the Chinese language are more likely to be rejected,the frequency of rejections forms a continuum illustrating a degree of acceptance for some potential features of CE. Scholarly interest in the possibility of China English (CE) has expanded recently as the importance of the English language in Chinese education and society continues to grow. However, there have yet been few studies which examine the putative forms of CE in tandem with attitudes about CE in an educational context. Using an acceptability judgment task (AJT) and interviews involving 30Chinese teachers of Englishased English texts written by Chinese university students, this study explores participants’ beliefs, attitudes, and ideologies about the variety of CE and its potential or emerging characteristics.The study suggests that rejection of CE as an abstract concept may be related to labeling writers’ usage as unacceptable “” Chinglish. "While English usages perceived as clearly influenced by the Chinese language are more likely to be rejected, the frequency of rejections forms a continuum showing a degree of acceptance for some potential features of CE.