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Direct linkHamza R'boul – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
This paper discusses how the political interplay between English-in-society and English-in-education policy in the Global South(s) facilitates what I term 'English as a subtle technology of policy distraction' in postcolonial spheres that were colonised by languages other than English. 'English as a subtle technology of policy distraction' is…
Descriptors: Postcolonialism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Role
Rabbidge, Michael; Zaheeb, Abdul Saboor – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2023
The role of English in Afghanistan has always been contentious, but in 2001 English acquired symbolic capital that provided people with a motive to invest in learning the language. To better understand this investment, this study employed Darvin and Norton's Model of Investment along with the notion of Linguistic Entrepreneurship to investigate…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Attitudes
Tri, Dang H.; Moskovsky, Christo – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The past few decades have witnessed an exponential growth in English-medium instruction (EMI) programs across the globe where English is used as a vehicle for subject matter delivery. Studies examining EMI issues have been conducted in various contexts, especially in European and Asian countries, but little has been documented regarding how EMI is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedHuebner, Thom – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Presents a historical examination of language policy within the social, political, and economic context of language use in American Samoa. Currently, evidence suggests that American Samoa is experiencing both language shift and native language skill attrition. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1983
The status of the use and instruction of English in Malaysia, where it is a commonly-used second language, is described. The following topics are discussed: (1) the general status and role of English in Malaysian society in recent years; (2) English within the educational system (preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, military, prison,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development
Download full textBoyle, Helen, Ed. – 1988
Proceedings of a seminar on the role of English language teaching (ELT) in British technical assistance projects are presented in the form of session and case study narrative summaries. They include descriptions of sessions on the development of ELT projects; a presentation on a project in Oman using a recommended format; a case study simulation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Endo, Russell, Ed.; And Others – 1990
A variety of issues in the education of Asian American and Pacific American immigrants and refugees are addressed in the following papers: "The Acquisition of English and Ethnic Language Attrition: Implications for Research" (Michael A. Power); "Language Difference and Language Disorder in Asian Language Populations: Assessment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, College Graduates
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed.; Wickert, Rosie, Ed. – 2001
This book presents the dynamics of language and literacy policy activism in Australia. The introduction is "Activists and Policy" (LoBianco, Wickert). Part 1, "From Policy to Anti-Policy" (LoBianco), sets a frame and overarching context of the pattern of Australian language and literacy policy. Part 2 contains accounts of how…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
