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The politics of English : South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific / edited by Lionel Wee, Robbie B.H. Goh, Lisa Lim.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in world language problems ; v. 4.
- Studies in world language problems, 1572-1183 ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Political aspects--Asia.
- English language.
- English language--Variation--Asia.
- English language--Asia--Usage.
- English language--Foreign countries.
- Language and culture--Asia.
- Language and culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- English is deeply embedded within recent neoliberal projects of social reformation in South Korea, becoming a central topic of contention in the controversial educational reforms of the Lee Myung-bak regime (2008-2012). It figured prominently in various changes to the Korean education system pursued by the Lee administration under the name of greater competitiveness, such as increasing English immersion instruction in public schools and opening greater number of special purpose high schools where English language skills are highlighted. Lee's policies on the one hand aimed to cater to middle-c
- Contents:
- pt. I. South Asia
- pt. II. Southeast Asia
- pt. III. Asia Pacific.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781299283787
- 1299283780
- 9789027272133
- 9027272131
- OCLC:
- 830160726
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