Language Policy, Culture, And Identity in Asian Contexts

by Tsui, Amy B.M.; Tollefson, James W.

• ISBN13: 9780805856941
• ISBN10: 0805856943
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-11
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Bringing together scholarship on issues relating to language, culture, and identity, with a special focus on Asian countries, this volume makes an important contribution in terms of analyzing and demonstrating how language is closely linked with crucial social, political, and economic forces, particularly the tensions between the demands of globalization and local identity. A particular feature is the inclusion of countries that have been under-represented in the research literature, such as Nepal, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Pakistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Korea. The book is organized in three sections: *Globalization and its Impact on Language Policies, Culture, and Identity; *Language Policy and the Social (Re)construction of National Cultural Identity; and *Language Policy and Language Politics: The Role of English. Unique in its attention to how the domination of English is being addressed in relation to cultural values and identity by non-English speaking countries in a range of sociopolitical contexts, this volume will help readers to understand the impact of globalization on non-English speaking countries, particularly developing countries, which differ significantly from contexts in the West in their cultural orientations and the way identities are being constructed. Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contextswill interest scholars and research students in the areas of language policy, education, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and critical linguistics. It can be adopted in graduate and advanced undergraduate courses on language policy, language in society, and language education.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
List of Contributors	ix
Language Policy and the Construction of National Cultural Identity	1	(24)
Amy B. M. Tsui
James W. Tollefson
Part I: Globalization and Its Impact on Language Policy, Culture, and Identity
Japan's Language Policy and the ``Lost Decade''	25	(12)
Kayoko Hashimoto
Globalization and Language Policy in South Korea	37	(18)
Yim Sungwon
The Construction of National Identity and Globalization in Multilingual Malaysia	55	(18)
Maya Khemlani David
Subramaniam Govindasamy
Remaking Singapore: Language, Culture, and Identity in a Globalized World	73	(22)
Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
Transition, Culture, and Language in Cambodia	95	(26)
Thomas Clayton
Part II: Language Policy and the (Re)Construction of National Cultural Identity
Language Policy and the Social Construction of Identity: The Case of Hong Kong	121	(22)
Amy B. M. Tsui
Multilingual and Multicultural Identities in Brunei Darussalam	143	(20)
Mukul Saxena
Mauri or Mirage? The Status of the Maori Language in Aotearoa New Zealand in the Third Millennium	163	(22)
Richard A. Benton
Part III: Language Policy and Language Politics: The Role of English
Identity and Multilinguality: The Case of India	185	(20)
Rama K. Agnihotri
Change and Permanence in Language Politics in Nepal	205	(14)
Selma K. Sonntag
The Role of English in Pakistan With Special Reference to Tolerance and Militancy	219	(22)
Tariq Rahman
Language Policy in Education in Bangladesh	241	(18)
Tania Hossain
James W. Tollefson
Issues in Language Policy, Culture, and Identity	259	(12)
James W. Tollefson
Amy B.M. Tsui
Author Index	271	(6)
Subject Index	277