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With English becoming the world's foremost lingua franca, the pressure to improve English language education (ELE) has been steadily increasing. Consequently, the nature of ELE has changed drastically in the last decade. This has not only brought about a number of changes in the way English is taught and learnt, but it has also led to various innovative practices around the world. As a result, this edited book aims to shed light on the new theoretical and methodological developments in the field of ELE as well as the major issues and difficulties faced by practitioners in different parts of the globe. One very important variable that the book takes into account is the role that English already plays in a particular society since this may affect the views that teachers and students hold of the language. This in turn can significantly influence the way English is taught and learnt in given political, economic and socio-cultural settings. The purpose of this book is therefore to provide a comprehensive overview of the pedagogical methods, policies and problems that underlie English language education in ten different regions across the world, including: the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Japan, China and Hong Kong. In doing so, the different chapters in the book emphasise the importance of responding to linguistic and other forms of diversity in order to develop English language education in a globalised world. This book will be useful for teachers and students of English language, for English language curriculum and materials developers, and for those involved in educational policy-making and language acquisition research. Written by experts in the field, the range of content covered in the book's chapters will also help policy-makers, researchers and practitioners develop effective English language education practices and policies, and propose solutions to emerging issues in English language teaching and learning in different environments around the world. The newly-developed arguments and concerns pertaining to English language education will serve as future reference for professionals interested in this area of expertise.

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Lap Tuen Wong (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor and the Major Coordinator of the BA Programme in Language and Communication at Centennial College, Hong Kong. He has extensive teaching experience at the tertiary level and has published papers in academic journals on topics relating to second language teaching and learning and community college education in Hong Kong. His research interests include needs analysis of second language learners, language teaching methodology, critical discourse analysis (CDA) and post-secondary education in Asia. He was awarded the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship in 2001 and received the Outstanding Teacher Award from HKU SPACE Community College in 2006. Lap Tuen has also served as an Honorary Professor in the Australia Asia Research and Education Foundation.

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