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Yessenbekova, Kymbat – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
In the era of the globalization of the English language, Kazakhstan has strategically implemented English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to explore teachers' and students' perceptions of their EMI experiences, focusing on the interplay between language management (LM), language…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, College Faculty
John Albury, Nathan – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2020
This paper revisits the tension in sociolinguistics between the linguistic capital associated with languages of socioeconomic mobility, and the cultural and identity value of local languages. With Malaysia as a case study, the paper shows that although this economy-versus-culture tension may be a go-to ideological paradigm in sociolinguistics for…
Descriptors: Preferences, Language of Instruction, Sociolinguistics, Social Mobility
Manuel, Nicolau Nkiawete; Johnson, David Cassels – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2018
Portuguese is the mother tongue for many Angolans yet a majority continue to use African languages in everyday interactions and schools struggle to provide equal educational opportunities for students whose first language is not Portuguese. Recognizing this challenge, the Angolan government has created a language policy that will introduce six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Hamid, M. Obaidul; Jahan, Iffat; Islam, M. Monjurul – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
The use of English as a medium of instruction (MOI) in polities across the world has drawn attention of language policy and planning scholars and researchers. Increasingly, research on MOI policy and practice focuses on how macro-level policies are translated into action by "actors" including teachers and students in the micro-context.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Ideology, Language Planning