English Language Education Policy in Asia

“In this ‘age of English’, Robert Kirkpatrick’s timely book outlines the realities, possibilities and challenges of English-language policies in 16 Asian countries. It will be of interest to policymakers, curriculum and course designers, researchers and language teachers. … this collection provides important information about English-language education policies and practices today. Although it deals with Asian settings, I believe it is also relevant for non-anglo-phone and post-colonial contexts elsewhere.” (Pramod Kumar Sah, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, March, 2017)“English Language Education Policy in Asia presents an in-depth introduction to the development and challenges of English-language education policies of 15 countries and a region (Hong Kong China) in Asia. The volume explores the issue of language policy from the perspectives of sociopolitical, economic, and linguistic shifts, providing a guide to the realities of English-languagepolicies in Asia. … this book will serve as an excellent reference for students, teachers, and researchers in English-language education policy in Asia.” (Xiaoqin Yin, Comparative Education Review, November, 2016)“This book provides an excellent overview of the language education policies in most of Asia. … this book serves to remind us of the complexities of educational policy planning in a dynamic region like Asia. Policy-makers would find this book a valuable resource for future challenges in policy planning and implementation, especially the teaching of English in a multilingual context.” (Esther Boucher-Yip, Current Issues in Language Planning, Vol. 18 (2), August, 2016) “Kirkpatrick’s new edited book presents a distinctive and timely volume on the developments and challenges of English language education in Asian countries. Given its highly informative nature, it would be a good reference book for policy-makers, curriculum designers, language teachersand graduate students to read for history and facts of English language education policy development in Asia. … book is well presented and theoretically based and offers a very good combination of hapters on policies and practices in various countries.” (Danping Wang, The Journal of Asia TEFL, Vol. 13 (2), 2016)

• Introduction by Robert Kirkpatrick & Thuy Thi Ngoc Bui.- English-in-education Policy and Planning in Bangladesh: A Critical Examination by M. Obaidul Hamid & Elizabeth J. Erling.- English Language Education Policies in the People’s Republic of China by Jeffrey Gil.- English Language Education Policy and the Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme in Hong Kong by Mihyon Jeon.- English Education Policy in India by Hema Ramanathan.- Language Policy in Practice: Reframing the English Language Curriculum in the Indonesian Secondary Education Sector by Handoyo Puji Widodo.- English Language Education Policy in Japan by Gregory Paul Glasgow & Daniel Leigh Paller.- The Impact of English on Educational Policies and Practices in Malaysia by Ria Hanewald.- Local-Global Tension in the Ideological Construction of English Language Education Policy in Nepal by Prem Phyak.- English Language Teaching in Pakistan: Language Policies, Delusions and Solutions by Syed Abdul Manan, Maya Khemlani David & Francisco Perlas Dumanig.- English Language Education in the Philippines: Policies, Problems, and Prospects by Marilu Rañosa Madrunio, Isabel Pefianco Martin & Sterling Miranda Plata.- Singapore’s English-knowing Bilingual Policy: A Critical Evaluation by Patrick Ng Chin Leong.- English Education Policies in South Korea: Planned and Enacted by Jeehyae Chung & Taehee Choi.- English Language Policy and Planning in Sri Lanka: A Recent Overview by Dilini Walisundara & Shyamani Hettiarachchi.- Timor-Leste by John Macalister.- English Education Policy in Thailand: Why the Poor Results? By Amrita Kaur, David Young & Robert Kirkpatrick.- Standardizing English for Educational and Socio-economic Betterment – A Critical Analysis of English Language Policy Reforms in Vietnam by Thuy Thi Ngoc Bui & Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen.