The Securitization of Language Education

Autor/inn/en	Perera, Kaushalya; Makoni, Sinfree
Titel	The Securitization of Language Education
Quelle	In: Applied Linguistics, 40 (2019) 5, S.859-863 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-6001
DOI	10.1093/applin/amy029
Schlagwörter	Applied Linguistics; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; National Security; Correlation; Educational Objectives; Terrorism; Political Influences; International Relations; Ethics; Armed Forces; Researchers; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Korrelation; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Terrorismus; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Internationale Beziehungen; Ethik; Military; Militär; Researcher; Forscher; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	This Forum article is a contribution to the development of a securitization perspective on language education. We construe securitization of applied linguistics as the tendency to align national goals for language education, including Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) and foreign languages, with broader national and security agendas. Keeping in mind the impact of the World Wars I and II on securitizing language education, we illustrate the more recent impact of this due to 9/11 and the subsequent shifts in global geopolitics. We point to the insidious connections that have been growing for decades between the defense sectors in various countries and regions and language education while drawing attention to the increased pace and intensity of it in current times. We conclude this piece by outlining the ethical challenges which the ongoing securitization of applied linguistics poses for applied linguists. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01