ERIC Number: EJ1186223
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Publication Date: 2018-Aug
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(Un)framing Language Policy and Reform in Southeast Asia
Tupas, Ruanni
RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, v49 n2 p149-163 Aug 2018
This article explores language policy in Southeast Asia, focussing on two recent state and other institutional reform efforts and directions: one towards English, and the other towards the mother tongues. However, what needs to be highlighted is the bifurcated nature of language policy reforms in the region. That is, these two policy directions are rarely conceptualized together. In terms of implementation, they are mobilized independently as if they are products of completely different phenomena. A set of broad assumptions upon which policies and policy reforms should be based must be articulated. Educational and social justice, nationalism, and global competitiveness saturate discussion on language policies in the region. With a coherent and inclusive framing of this discussion, language policies should unite -- not divide -- people.
Descriptors: Language Planning, Social Justice, Nationalism, Competition, Native Language, Educational Policy, Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Policy Analysis, Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Global Approach, Language of Instruction, Language Role
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Asia
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