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Noah Katznelson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Neoliberalism has become the hegemonic rationality of our time, framing nearly every aspect of our social world in terms of competition. This dissertation sheds light on neoliberal infiltration and naturalization within the field of language education through three distinct but interrelated papers. "In Discourses of Dual Language Bilingual…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Manan, Syed Abdul; Haidar, Sham; Amin, Rooh UI – Language and Education, 2023
This study demonstrates how stakeholders' treatment of English language as the sole marketable/saleable commodity in educational setting can have implications for multilingualism and existing linguistic diversity in Pakistan. Language commodification refers to the valuation of languages as marketable/saleable commodities and their relative…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Language Planning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Smith, Michael D. – Educational Policy, 2022
In Japan, neoliberal discourses rationalize English language proficiency as a pathway to meritocratic reward and success in the global knowledge economy. With this ideology in mind, this review engages the market orientation of English domestically and the causative implications of class-distinguished capital. Specifically, Bourdieu's theory of…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Lin, Han-Yi – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2018
This research provides an interdisciplinary and contextual study on the phenomenon of English promotion at the turn of the 21st century. Through documentary research and semi-structured interviews, it examines the politico-economic and socio-cultural dimensions of English promotion in the context of East Asian countries, including China, Japan,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Relaño Pastor, Ana María – Language Policy, 2015
This article analyzes how multilingual education in the Madrid region has been addressed through the medium of Spanish/English content and language integrated learning (CLIL) bilingual programs, widely implemented in public schools of this region in the last decade. By adopting a critical interpretive perspective (Tollefson in "Language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Course Content
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Langthaler, Margarita; Witjes, Nina; Slezak, Gabriele – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion about the developmental value of knowledge by reflecting on the "knowledge for development" (K4D) paradigm. In particular, it draws attention to the interaction between linguistic and communicative processes and the areas of power, knowledge and education. This is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis