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Publication details [#56447]

McKay, Sandra Lee and Guangwei Hu. 2012. English language education in East Asia: some recent developments. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 33 (4) : 345–362.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

education | foreign language teaching | globalization | language of instruction | language policy

Language as a subject

English

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper discusses the perceived significance and accelerated diffusion of both formal and informal English language education in China, South Korea, and Japan against the background of globalisation and rising ideological, sociocultural and educational trends.