English language education policy in Asia / [edited by] Robert Kirkpatrick.

Introduction: The Challenges for English Education Policies in Asia; 1 Recent Trends in Language Policy Research; 2 Globalization and English Language Spread; 3 Is It All Good?; 3.1 Economics; 3.2 Minority Languages; 4 Politics; 5 Official Language; 6 Access; 7 Education; 7.1 Classroom; 7.2 Language Teaching and Teacher Professional Development; 7.3 Examination Backwash; 8 Bangladesh; 9 China; 10 Hong Kong; 11 Indonesia; 12 India; 13 Japan; 14 Malaysia; 15 Nepal; 16 Pakistan; 17 Philippines; 18 Singapore; 19 Sri Lanka; 20 South Korea; 21 Timor-Leste; 22 Thailand; 23 Vietnam. 12 International ELT Projects13 English Teacher Professionalism; 14 The National Assessment System; 15 Dysfunctional Schooling and the Private Market; 16 Students' Perspectives; 17 Conclusion and Recommendations; References; English Language Education Policies in the People's Republic of China; 1 Introduction; 2 Contemporary Theory/Discussions on English Language Policy; 3 English Language Education Policies in China; 3.1 Russian as the Main Foreign Language: Early 1950s to Late 1950s; 3.1.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education. 3.1.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience3.2 Return to English: Late 1950s to Mid-1960s; 3.2.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education; 3.2.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience; 3.3 Rejection and Abandonment of Foreign Language Education: Mid-1960s to Early 1970s; 3.3.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education; 3.3.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience; 3.4 Revival of English: Early 1970s to Mid-1970s. 3.4.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education3.4.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience; 3.5 English for Modernization: Late-1970s to Early 1990s; 3.5.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education; 3.5.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience; 3.6 English for International Stature: Early 1990s to the Present; 3.6.1 Official and Popular Views of English and Major Developments in English Language Education; 3.6.2 Teaching Methodology and the Learning Experience.

This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.