Multilingual, Globalizing Asia: Implications for Policy and Education - Couverture souple

 
9789027239945: Multilingual, Globalizing Asia: Implications for Policy and Education
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ISBN 10 : 9027239940 ISBN 13 : 9789027239945
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027239940
ISBN 13 
9789027239945
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
Éditeur
Lim Lisa, Low Ee-Ling
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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