Overview

This is the third volume of a trilogy on English Language education in Asia within the Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education. Put together by editors and contributors selected by Asia TEFL, this book provides a timely and critical review of the current trends in tertiary level English education in Asia. It foregrounds the developments and trends, policies and implementation, as well as research and practice. Written by ELT scholars and educational leaders, this book presents articles on China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. While the authors focus on their own local issues, providing an overview of the state of tertiary English teaching in their respective territories, they also provide insights from their successes and failures which can help inspire solutions to similar challenges faced internationally in the field. Chapters in the book include: • Heading toward the global standardization of English education in Korean universities • English in tertiary education in India: A Janus-faced perspective with special reference to University of Delhi • Developing English language skills in the Singapore higher education context • ELT at tertiary institutions in China: A developmental perspective This book will be valued by administrators, researchers and scholars interested in bilingualism, language policy and planning in higher education.

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Author:   Eun Sung Park (Sogang University, South Korea) ,  Bernard Spolsky (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9781138228832

ISBN 10:   1138228834
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   06 March 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. List of Figures 2. List of Tables 3. List of Contributers 4. Preface 5. Introduction 6. ELT at tertiary institutions in China: A developmental perspective 7. English in the discipline: Language provision in Hong Kong’s new university curriculum 8. English in tertiary education in India: A Janus-faced perspective with special reference to the University of Delhi 9. English education at universities in Japan: An overview and some current trends 10. Heading toward the global standardization of English education in Korean universities: A case study of an English program in a Korean university 11. English language teaching and policies at the tertiary level in Malaysia 12. Teaching English composition at the tertiary level: Voices, values, and views of two teachers in the Philippines 13. Developing English language skills in the Singapore higher education context 14. Development of tertiary English education in Thailand 15. English proficiency standardization in Vietnamese universities: The fish not yet jumps in the stirred waters 16. Index

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Eun Sung Park is Associate Professor in the Department of English Literature & Linguistics at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. Bernard Spolsky is Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

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