scholarly journals An ethnographic study on the “Use of English Language by the Students of Grade nine” in a Private Boarding School of Chitwan

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Ananta Dhungana
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
English Language ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
International Communication ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
English Language Policy

English in Nepal is generally believed to be used only for international communication. The medium of instruction in private boarding schools is English & in most public schools are also practicing English medium classes. Most of the private schools have applied compulsory English language policy. English continues to play a crucial role in the communication among the students in those schools. This study has made an attempt to analyse the reason behind adopting compulsory English language policy and also tried to explore the trend of following the language policy by the students of grade nine. The study concludes that parents in particular and the society as a whole is responsible for the compulsory English language policy and the students of grade nine do not follow the school policy for exercising the freedom.

Language policies for Hong Kong schools since 1997

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Kan ◽  
Bob Adamson
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
International Communication ◽  
National Language ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Mother Tongue Education ◽  
Important Means

Francis of Education (print)/1474-8479 (online) Article 2010 Language in education debates in Hong Kong focus on the role and status of English (as the former colonial language and an important means for international communication); Cantonese, the mother tongue of the majority of the population; and Putonghua, the national language of China. This paper examines the language policy formulated in 1997–1998, and finds that it radically departed from previous policies by mandating the use of Cantonese as the medium of instruction in secondary schools. The paper then analyses two subsequent policy revisions and concludes that, while the tonal emphasis on mother-tongue education has remained, the policy revisions have reversed the language policy to previous practices that emphasised the importance of English.

English language policy in Japan

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Kayoko Hashimoto ◽  
Gregory Paul Glasgow
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Language Policy
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