English as a Medium of Instruction in South Asia (eBook, ePUB)

Issues in Equity and Social Justice
Redaktion: Giri, Ram Ashish; Kabir, Mian Md. Naushaad; Padwad, Amol

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the 'English mania phenomenon' and the complex circumstances of adopting English Medium Instruction (EMI) by South Asian education systems and the effect of an uneven distribution of resources on the already under-resourced countries in the region.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000985849
• Artikelnr.: 68866278

Autorenporträt

Ram Ashish Giri is an Academic in teaching and research in TESOL, Monash College/Monash University, Australia. Amol Padwad is a Professor of English language education and Director of the Centre for English Language Education (CELE), Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi, India. Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir is an Associate Professor of English Language Education and the immediate past head of the Department of English Language, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part 1: Approaching EMI in South Asia 2. EMI in South Asia:
The ideological Underpinnings and Practical Considerations 3. EMI in the
Multilingual Ecology of South Asia: Historical Development, Shifting
Paradigms, and Transformative Practices 4. Medium of education and
inequality in university admission tests: Exploring the case of a flagship
university in Bangladesh 5. Social Construction of EMI in India: Situating
EMI within the Multilingual Education Paradigm 6. EMI, ELT and Social
Justice: Case of Pakistan Part 2: EMI in South Asia: Historical
Perspectives 7. English, EMI and Social Justice - The South Asian (Hi)Story
8. English Medium Education in Sri Lanka: From Colonial to Postcolonial
Period 9. Bhutanese Education System: A Historical Journey 10. Trajectory
of English Medium Education (EMI) in a Post-War Community: A Historical
Perspective from Jaffna, Sri Lanka Part 3: EMI in South Asia: Policy and
Pedagogical Perspectives 11. English as Medium of Instruction and Social
Justice in Higher Education in Bangladesh and Nepal: A Capability
Perspective 12. Substitute Chapter: Effectiveness of English medium
instruction (EMI) at the Undergraduate Level at the University of Dhaka 13.
Issues of English Language and Social Justice: Towards Bridging the Gap
between Language Education Policy and Practices in India 14. Building or
Bridging the Gap: Issues and Perspectives on Linguistic Ecology, Social
Justice and EMI in the Context of Pakistan 15. The Changing Status and Role
of English in Afghanistan 16. The Long Fingers of English": The Impact of
EMI Policies and Ideologies on Teacher Education Courses in the Students'
Mother Tongue in the Maldives 17. Policy Negotiations, Equity, and Social
Justice in EMI Classrooms: A Study of Teachers' Perspectives 18.
Multi-Layered Framework of Promoting Social Justices in ELT Classrooms: A
Case of Nepal 19. Afterword