Medium of Instruction in Asia: Context, Processes and Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Hamid, M. Obaidul; Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai; Baldauf, Richard B., Jr.
Titel	Medium of Instruction in Asia: Context, Processes and Outcomes
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Language Planning, 14 (2013) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4208
DOI	10.1080/14664208.2013.792130
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Planning; Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Educational Trends; Global Approach; Cultural Context; Educational Objectives; Outcomes of Education; Educational Practices; Asia; Bangladesh; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Maldives; Nepal; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Sprachwechsel; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Bildungsentwicklung; Globales Denken; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Bildungspraxis; Asien; Bangladesch; Hongkong; Indien; Indonesien; Malediven
Abstract	One major impact of globalisation on education is denoted by the growing trend to use English, the global language, as a medium of instruction (MOI) in emerging polities that are trying to enhance their English-speaking capacities. This article emphasises developing an understanding of MOI from a language policy and planning as well as an educational perspective. It explores the policy and practice of MOI in 10 polities in Asia including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, using a broad-based framework that aims to explicate the context, motivation, goals, actors, implementation process and outcomes of MOI. The article points out the dominance of English as MOI which is used in eight of the polity studies included in our analysis. We conclude that while the Asian region as a whole reflects the globalisation of English as medium of instruction policies, individual polities may have specific motivations and goals and that they may develop specific strategies to protect their own interests and identities. More crucially, at the macro-policy level, there seems to be a simplistic understanding of MOI as a cheap solution to complex language problems for achieving overly ambitious politico-economic goals and that this leads to less than ideal MOI implementation illustrated by teachers' and students' struggles as policy actors at the micro level. (Contains 1 table and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10