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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Murray, Neil (Editor), Scarino, Angela (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Multilingual Education, 9
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Language Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Applied Linguistics.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts
• 1. Introduction: A Relational View of Language Learning
• 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in East and Southeast Asian Universities
• 3. Plurilithic and Ecological Perspectives on English: Some Conceptual and Practical Implications
• 4. Global English in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization of English
• 5. Asia and Anglosphere: Public Symbolism and Language Policy in Australia
• 6. English as Lingua Franca on Campus: Cultural Integration or Segregation?
• 7. Socioeconomic Disparities and Early English Education: A Case in Changzhou, China
• 8. English in Malaysia: An Inheritance from the Past and the Challenge for the Future
• 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
• 10. Dealing with ‘Chinese fever’: The Challenge of Chinese Teaching in the Australian Classroom
• 11. The Teaching and Learning of Indonesian in Australia: Issues and Prospects
• 12. On Rocky Ground: Monolingual Educational Structures and Japanese Language Education in Australia
• 13. Making Chinese Learnable for Beginning Second Language Learners?
• Part III Tensions in the Linguistic Space
• 14. Tensions in the Linguistic Space
• Index.