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The Politics of English : South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific

Goh, Robbie B.H. ; Lim, Lisa

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013

Online-Ressource (332 p)

Englisch

pt. I. South Asiapt. II. Southeast Asia -- pt. III. Asia Pacific.

Description based upon print version of record

Print version: The Politics of English

978-90-272-2835-2

978-90-272-2835-2 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

742329895

Online-Ausg.

2013

Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

978-90-272-7213-3 ( : 95 (NL))

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

HF 563      Ähnliche Literatur

PE3501 .P65 2013

306.44095

LOC-SH: Electronic books ; Financial services industry -- Information technology -- Congresses ; Service industries -- Congresses

English language ; Asia ; Usage ; English language ; Foreign countries ; English language ; Political aspects ; Asia ; English language ; Variation ; Asia ; Language and culture ; Asia ; Electronic books

English is deeply embedded within recent neoliberal projects of social reformation in South Korea, becoming a central topic of contention in the controversial educational reforms of the Lee Myung-bak regime (2008-2012). It figured prominently in various changes to the Korean education system pursued by the Lee administration under the name of greater competitiveness, such as increasing English immersion instruction in public schools and opening greater number of special purpose high schools where English language skills are highlighted. Lee's policies on the one hand aimed to cater to middle-c