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Ahmad Afip, Liyana; Hamid, M. Obaidul; Renshaw, Peter – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2019
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has emerged as a global policy in language education which has been 'borrowed' by nations across the world. This paper presents a critical analysis of Malaysia's borrowing of the CEFR as part of English language curriculum reform with particular reference to policy motivation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Curriculum Development
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Saida, Chisato – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
The new national educational policy was implemented at secondary schools in 2002 in Japan. The revised Course of Study for foreign language education corresponding to the national educational policy decreased the number of English lessons per week from four to three at the junior high school level, which resulted in a 25% decrease in English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Curriculum Development
Wilang, Jeffrey Dawala; Sinwongsuwat, Kemtong – Online Submission, 2012
This year is designated as Thailand's "English Speaking Year" with the aim of improving the communicative competence of Thais for the upcoming integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015. The consistent low-level proficiency of the Thais in the English language has led to numerous curriculum revisions and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency