Discourses of international development: an analysis of the role of English in language education policies in South Asia

Erling, Elizabeth J. and Seargeant, Philip (2009). Discourses of international development: an analysis of the role of English in language education policies in South Asia. In: 8th International Language and Development Conference, 23-25 June 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Abstract

• Examining how language education policies promote English as an important element in the skill set necessary for successful participation in twenty-first century society.
• Looking at the ways in which English is conceptualised in language education policies in South Asian contexts, and exploring the language ideologies that create the concept of ‘English as a language of international development’.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright Holders:	2009 The Authors
Academic Unit/School:	Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Languages and Applied Linguistics
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) Education Futures International Development & Inclusive Innovation Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD) Language & Literacies
Item ID:	27603
Depositing User:	Elizabeth Erling
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2011 12:37
Last Modified:	26 May 2017 12:14
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/27603
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