Multilingual, Globalizing Asia
Implications for policy and education
AILA Review, Volume 22
Editors
| University of Hong Kong
| National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
This special issue has Asia as its focus, springboarding primarily from the multilingual reality that defines South and Southeast Asia, but also including the regions of East Asia normally considered more monolingual. The collection of articles addresses the tensions involved in how the countries position the English language even as they maintain and manage their own endogenous language(s), critically considering issues concerning plurilingual practices long existing in the region, the consequences of post-independence official language and medium of instruction choices, as well as the situation of minority communities who tend to fall out of official consideration, highlighting the interesting disjuncts between official discourse and community practice that often exist, and the implications that thus arise, particularly for policy and education. While English holds great import as a former colonial language and/ or a most valuable commodity in this age of globalization, it also becomes evident that, particularly in East and Southeast Asia, Mandarin may indeed be another force to be reckoned with.
[AILA Review, 22] 2009. iv, 130 pp.
Publishing status: Available
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Table of Contents
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IntroductionLisa Lim & Ee-Ling Low | pp. 1–4
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The plurilingual tradition and the English language in South AsiaSuresh Canagarajah | pp. 5–22
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Language as a problem of development: Ideological debates and comprehensive education in the PhilippinesT. Ruanni F. Tupas | pp. 23–35
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Not plain sailing: Malaysia’s language choice in policy and educationAzirah Hashim | pp. 36–51
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Beyond fear and loathing in SG: The real mother tongues and language policies in multilingual SingaporeLisa Lim | pp. 52–71
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Towards ‘biliteracy and trilingualism’ in Hong Kong (SAR): Problems, dilemmas and stakeholders’ viewsDavid C.S. Li | pp. 72–84
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English in China: Convergence and divergence in policy and practiceAnwei Feng | pp. 85–102
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The teaching of English as an International Language in Japan: An answer to the dilemma of indigenous values and global needs in the Expanding CircleNobuyuki Hino | pp. 103–119
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Multilingual Asia: Looking back, looking across, looking forwardPaul Bruthiaux | pp. 120–130
Articles
Subjects & Metadata
BIC Subject: CFDM – Bilingualism & multilingualism
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General