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Contents:
Introduction. Issues in language planning and policy : from global to local / Catherine Chua Siew Kheng -- Is English global? / Robert B. Kaplan -- The language planning and policy for the European Union and its failures / Jan Kruse, Ulrich Ammon -- Macro policies and meso language planning : the case of supranational policies in Europe / James McMenamin, Christa van der Walt -- Inequalities of multilingualism : outsourcing, neoliberalism and languages-in-education / Ruanni Tupas -- Foreign language learning policy in the United Arab Emirates : local and global agents of change / Mira Al Hussein, Christina Gitsaki -- National security in language-in-education policy / Anthony J. Liddicoat -- A tale of two cities : religion and language policy in Malaysia and Singapore / Phyllis Chew Ghim Lian -- Language policy in business and industry : between local and global developments / Karin van der Worp, Jasone Cenoz, Durk Gorter -- Translation in journalism : local practices in multilingual newsflows / Daniel Perrin, Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow -- Chasing a phantom : Afrikaans in higher education in the globalisation era / Munene Mwaniki -- Local challenges to global needs in English language education in Vietnam : the perspective of language policy and planning / Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen, Huong Thu Nguyen, Huy Van Nguyen, Trang Thi Thuy Nguyen -- English-medium instruction and teacher agency in higher education : a case study / Nor Liza Ali, M. Obaidul Hamid -- English language education planning for Chinese schools : multi-level actors at work / Minglin Li -- Translation of language policy from pre-school to primary school in Singapore : multiplayers at work / Sandra Pinhui Wu -- Planning uses of Peace Linguistics in second language education / Francisco Gomes de Matos -- Language policy : from planning to management / Bernard Spolsky.
Summary:
The volume covers both intended and unintended outcomes of language planning. It introduces the different levels of players involved in process, highlights the importance of aligning both macro to micro planning. Shows the complexity of language planning due to the presence of global players, and the power of micro level players having the ability to determine the outcome of the policy.
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