Dynamic Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

ISBN-13: 9789402400953 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 233 str.

Neil Murray; Angela Scarino

Opis

Dynamic Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region draws on the research and insights of key scholars in the field and provides case studies that illustrate the impact of relevant language policy in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia.

Spis treści

Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts.- 1. Introduction: A Relational View of Language Learning By Neil Murray and Angela Scarino.- 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in East and Southeast Asian Universities By Andy Kirkpatrick.- 3. Plurilithic and Ecological Perspectives on English: Some Conceptual and Practical Implications By Jonathan Crichton and Neil Murray.- 4. Glocal English in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization of English By Anne Pakir.- 5. Asia and Anglosphere: Public Symbolism and Language Policy in Australia By Joseph Lo Bianco.- 6. English as Lingua Franca on Campus: Cultural Integration or Segregation? By Amy Bik May Tsui.- 7. Socioeconomic Disparities and Early English Education: A Case in Changzhou, China By Yuko Goto Butler.- 8. English in Malaysia: An Inheritance from the Past and the Challenge for the Future By Zuraidah Mohd Don.- Part II Asian Languages in Australia: The Challenges of Teaching, Learning and Assessment.- 9. Recognising the Diversity of Learner Achievements in Learning Asian Languages in School Education Settings By Angela Scarino.- 10. Dealing with ‘Chinese fever’: The Challenge of Chinese Teaching in the Australian Classroom By Andrew Scrimgeour.- 11. The Teaching and Learning of Indonesian in Australia: Issues and Prospects By Michelle Kohler.- 12. On Rocky Ground: Monolingual Educational Structures and Japanese Language Education in Australia By Robyn Spence-Brown.- 13. Making Chinese Learnable for Beginning Second Language Learners? By Michael Singh and Cheryl Ballantyne.- Part III Tensions in the Linguistic Space.- 14. Tensions in the Linguistic Space By Anthony J. Liddicoat.- Index

Blurb

This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the complex language ecologies of Southeast Asia. Adopting a relational perspective, it considers their significance for the region, its peoples, the policy and practice of language teaching, learning and assessment and the fate of local languages. It gives particular prominence to the relationship between English and Chinese, its likely transformation at a time of significant global change and the impact that these two languages and their synergy will have on the place of other languages and dialects. Dynamic Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region draws on the research and insights of key scholars in the field and provides case studies that illustrate the impact of relevant language policy in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia.