English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education

Even as Anglophone power wanes in Asia, and China and India rise, the role of the English language in the region continues to develop. How are students in Asian nations such as Vietnam, Malaysia and China itself being taught English? This much-needed overview analyzes the differing language educatio...

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Other Authors: Kirkpatrick, Andy (Editor), Sussex, Roland (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Multilingual Education
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • World Englishes and Asian Englishes: A Survey of the Field
  • EDUCATION . English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education . The Complexities of Re-reversal of Language-in-Education Policy in Malaysia . English in Multicultural and Multilingual Indonesian Education . Teaching English as an International Language in Mainland China
  • COMMUNICATION AND LINGUA FRANCAS . English as a Medium for Russians to Communicate in Asia . Global vs. Glocal English in Dynamic Asia . Lingua Francas as Language Ideologies
  • LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN CONTACT . Negotiating Indigenous Values with Anglo-American Cultures in ELT in Japan: A Case of EIL Philosophy in the Expanding Circle . Switching in International English .-NORMS . English in South Asia – Ambinormative Orientations and the Role of Corpora: The State of the debate in Sri Lanka . Authenticity of English in Asian Popular Music . A Postscript and a Prolegmenon