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Globalization and language policies of multilingual societies: some case studies of south east Asia

Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada ◽

10.1590/s1984-63982012000200007 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 349-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Navin Kumar Singh ◽

Shaoan Zhang ◽

Parwez Besmel

Keyword(s):

East Asia ◽

Case Studies ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Language Education ◽

South East Asia ◽

Language Policies ◽

The World ◽

Power Centers ◽

Multilingual Societies ◽

Policies And Practices

Over the past few decades, significant economic and political changes have taken place around the world. These changes also have put a significant mark on language teaching and learning practices across the globe. There is a clear movement towards multilingual practices in the world, which is also evident in the title of UNESCO 2003 education position paper, "Education in a multilingual world." Given the long-standing history of multilingual contexts of the Himalayan region and the emergence of the two major global economic power centers of 21st century, China and India, language policies and practices of the region have become a great matter of interests for linguists and policy makers around the world. This paper uses case studies to investigate how globalization influences language education policies and practices in multilingual countries. The case studies that we have drawn from the four nations of South East Asia - Afghanistan, China, India, and Nepal offer insights for other multilingual nations of the world, as they portray the influences of globalization on language policies and practices of multilingual countries. This paper suggests more research on comparative studies of multilingual education across multilingual nations in the world.

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