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dc.contributor.authorKirkpatrick, A
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-22T12:00:34Z
dc.date.available2017-11-22T12:00:34Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1757-6822
dc.identifier.doi10.3828/ejlp.2017.2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/346986
dc.description.abstractThis article first traces the development of English in ASEAN to its current role as the sole working language of the organisation and then briefly compares certain of the EU’s language polices with ASEAN’s. The article points out that English has become the major ‘foreign’ language taught in ASEAN, often at the expense of local languages. The article argues that, as the major role of English in ASEAN is as a lingua franca, English should be taught as a lingua franca. This would have the added advantage of delaying the teaching of English, thereby allowing primary schools to focus more on local languages. The article concludes with a case study of Myanmar, for which a language education policy is suggested. Cet article décrit d‘abord le développement de l‘anglais dans l‘ANASE (Association des nations de l’Asie du Sud-Est – ASEAN), qui aboutit à son rôle actuel de langue de travail unique de l’organisation. Il compare brièvement certaines des politiques linguistiques de l’UE avec celles de l’ANASE. L’article souligne que l’anglais est devenu la principale langue “étrangère” enseignée dans l’ANASE, souvent au détriment des langues locales. L’article soutient que, comme le rôle majeur de l’anglais dans l’ANASE est celui de lingua franca, l’anglais doit donc être enseigné comme lingua franca. Cela aurait l’avantage supplémentaire de retarder l’enseignement de l’anglais, ce qui permettrait aux écoles primaires de se concentrer davantage sur les langues locales. L’article se termine par une étude de cas du Myanmar (Birmanie), et propose une politique d’éducation linguistique pour ce pays.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLiverpool University Press
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom7
dc.relation.ispartofpageto25
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Language Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume9
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied linguistics and educational linguistics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode470401
dc.titleLanguage education policy among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Languages and Linguistics
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Liverpool University Press. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
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