Author : Robert B. Kaplan
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1847690955
This volume covers the language situation in Japan, Nepal and Taiwan, as well as the modernisation of Chinese Characters in China, explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation -- including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. Two of the authors are indigenous and the other two have been participants in the language planning context.
Author : Ping Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,26 MB
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1136854460
Examines the major issues of language planning and policy in Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Vietnam, particularly those relating to the selection of official language, script, and written language.
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Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 25,51 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Language planning
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Author : Robert B. Kaplan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 22,31 MB
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317981790
This volume covers the language situation in Hong Kong, Timor-Leste and Sri Lanka explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation, including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion and the roles of non-indigenous languages. Two of the authors are indigenous to the situations described while the other has undertaken extensive field work and consulting there. The three monographs contained in this volume draw together the literature on each of the polities to present an overview of the research available about each of them, while providing new research-based information. The purpose of the volume is to provide an up-to-date overview of the language situation in each polity based on a series of key questions in the hope that this might facilitate the development of a richer theory to guide language policy and planning in other polities where similar issues may arise. This book was published as special issues of Current Issues in Language Planning.
Author : Richard B Baldauf (Jr.)
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language planning
ISBN : 9781847690951
Author : Robert Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Springer
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 21,63 MB
Release : 2015-11-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 3319224646
This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.
Author : M. Hamid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 30,91 MB
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317699858
This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in Asian polities including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The chapters provide an informed understanding of the context, process, actors, goals and outcomes of medium of instruction policies from a language policy and planning perspective. The volume has an emphasis on the exploration of medium of instruction in action which brings into focus the perspectives of micro policy enactors including teachers, students, and parents in the local context, generating crucial empirical insights. This critical analysis of the goals, outcomes and experiences of this trend in global language-in-education will be of interest to language and education students, researchers, practicing teachers, executives in academia and language studies and to education policymaking authorities in Asia and other parts of the world. The volume updates existing research on medium of instruction and takes the field forward in a fast-changing world as English medium instruction policies are globalised. This book was originally published as a special issue of Current Issues in Language Planning.
Author : Richard B. Baldauf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,14 MB
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135708878
In foreign language education, decisions must be taken on what languages to teach, who will teach them, in which schools (i.e. all, only urban, only rural), in which grades, the number of hours a week, and the cost involved. This book explores the answers to these questions across a number of Asian polities. It illustrates why some of the efforts undertaken are successful and why some are not, why – despite significant investments of time and resources – some students do not seem to acquire the languages being taught, and why some teachers responsible for instruction in the designated foreign languages have problems achieving fluency in the designated language or have other language teaching difficulties. It suggests some strategies various polities might attempt to achieve their stated language learning objectives. This book was originally published as a special issue of Current Issues in Language Planning.
Author : Andy Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 27,38 MB
Release : 2019-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317354494
This must-have handbook offers a comprehensive survey of the field. It reviews the language education policies of Asia, encompassing 30 countries sub-divided by regions, namely East, Southeast, South and Central Asia, and considers the extent to which these are being implemented and with what effect. The most recent iteration of language education policies of each of the countries is described and the impact and potential consequence of any change is critically considered. Each country chapter provides a historical overview of the languages in use and language education policies, examines the ideologies underpinning the language choices, and includes an account of the debates and controversies surrounding language and language education policies, before concluding with some predictions for the future.
Author : Li Yuming
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1501500392
Written by a leading scholar who has been closely involved in language planning in China over many decades, this collection of essays is a critical reflection of the work the Chinese government and academics have undertaken in establishing appropriate policies regarding language standard, language use and language education. The essays contain unique insights into the thinking behind much of the language planning work in China today.
