The impact of globalization processes on language is an emergent field in sociolinguistics. To date there has not been an in-depth look at this in Asia, although Asia includes the two most populous globalizing economies of the world, India and China.
Covering the major themes in the field of globalization and language, this book will take a look at topics such as English emerging as the medium of instruction for subjects like mathematics and science. Another theme is the rise of Mandarin as a potentially 'global' language networking the Chinese diaspora. The cultural contexts of Asia, specifically the Sinic, Hindu and Islamic civililizations give the processes of globalization and language a unique dimension.
This book is suitable for researchers and postgraduate students in all fields of sociolinguistic enquiry.
The impact of globalization processes on language is an emergent field in sociolinguistics. To date there has not been an in-depth look at this in Asia, although Asia includes the two most populous globalizing economies of the world, India and China.
Covering the major themes in the field of globalization and language, this book will take a look at topics such as English emerging as the medium of instruction for subjects like mathematics and science. Another theme is the rise of Mandarin as a potentially 'global' language networking the Chinese diaspora. The cultural contexts of Asia, specifically the Sinic, Hindu and Islamic civililizations give the processes of globalization and language a unique dimension.
This book is suitable for researchers and postgraduate students in all fields of sociolinguistic enquiry.
Introduction, Viniti Vaish 1.Global Mandarin, Goh Yeng
Seng & Lim Seok Lai 2. Muslim education and
globalization: the Re-(de)positioning of languages and curriculum
content in South East Asia, Saeda Buang 3. Language Idealism and
Realism in Globalization - exploring homogeneity beliefs in Japan,
Masakazu Iino
4. Linguistic Capital, Study Mothers and the Transnational Family
in Singapore, Phyllis Ghim Chew 5. Globalization and English
Teaching in Sri Lanka: Foreign Resources and Local Responses,
Kaushalya Parera and Suresh Canagarajah 6. Pedagogy, Culture and
Globalization in India, Viniti Vaish 7. Flows of Technology:
Mandarin in Cyberspace, Shouhui Zhao 8. Globalization and
South Korea's EPIK, Mihyon Jeon 9. Globalization and
Language-in-Education Policy Shift in Malaysia: Challenges of
Implementation, Saran Kaur Gill, Radha Nambiar, Noraini Ibrahim,
Tan Kim Hua 10. Globalization: Medium of Instruction Policy,
Indigeneous Educational System and ELT in Sri Lanka, Indika
Liyanage Index
An exploration of the impact of globalization on diverse cultures and how this effects the dominant languages across Asian civilisations.
Viniti Vaish is Assistant Professor in the Centre for Research and Pedagogy at the National Institute of Education, Singapore
"Vaish's volume explores the many and varied intersections between
applied linguistics and globlalization studies. This
methodologically and theoretically diverse set of papers take us
into new territory, both geographically and conceptually, engaging
the reader with novel data and new ways of asking old questions." -
Kendall A. King, Associate Professor, Second Languages and
Cultures, University of Minnesota, USA
"This timely collection of papers, focusing on an area of the world
that continues to take center-stage in geopolitics, offers incisive
analyses of how processes of globalization and transnationalism are
experienced ‘on the ground.' Viniti Vaish has succeeded in
assembling a volume that offers fresh perspectives on the
intersection of language with education, policy, culture, and
technology across an impressive range of Asian polities."- Francis
M. Hult, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
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