English as an International Language in Asia: Implications for Language Education
- ISBN-10
- 940074577X
- ISBN-13
- 9789400745773
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 242
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-10
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- Author
- Roland Sussex
Description
Noting ASEAN's adoption of English as its sole workng language, this book analyzes the language education policies of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Sri Lanka and China, and traces the influence of globalization on English language education in Asia.
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