The politics of language planning 115 indeed exist, as well as the socioeconomic, political and cultural implications that they carry with them. This paper examines the ideologies of language which underpin mainstream applied linguistic research and educational policy generation for english language teaching in japan. There is controversy about the terminology used, and in a postcolonial scenario, these problems go far beyond the academic, and become part of sociopolitical disagreements and conflicts. It is against this backdrop of diversity that the ten countries that comprise association of south east asian nations asean have recently signed the asean charter which, while calling for respect for the regions languages, cultures and religions also officially nominates english as aseans working language. Language policy and planning decisions have a major impact on language vitality and, ultimately, on the rights of the individual. While much of the research cited in lpp has as its focus polity or macro level language policy and planning, there is an increasing interest. Language planning decisions may be required, for example, where a number of linguistic groups compete for access to the mechanisms of daytoday life, or where a particular linguistic minority. It is conveniently divided into four sections, the first two of which are devoted to issues related to language policy and planning in south asia. Lep as a conceptual framework is a multifaceted approach to language and education policy. East asian perspectives nais monographs, 86, by tessa carroll an excellent author is a good user at the same time. He is author or editor of thirty books including language endangerment and language maintenance routledgecurzon 2002. The test is held twice a year in japan and selected countries on the first sunday of july and december. J lo bianco, n gottlieb, p chen language planning and language policy curzon press published.
This paper deals with the problems associated with language planning. There is controversy about the terminology used, and in a. Language planning and education edinburgh university press. However, language can also become a problem and a barrier to communication, which necessitates language planning. Educators are certain to find this book to be a valuable resource. Language planning introduction some basic issues a variety of situations some other voices. Language education policy and practice in east and. The routledge handbook of sociolinguistics around the world. East asian perspectives nias monographs 1 by tessa carroll isbn. Thailand alone of southeast asian countries was not colonised by european powers. The sociopolitical dynamics of indigenous language maintenance and loss. Language policy and planning in language education.
The university of queenslands institutional repository, uq espace, aims to create global visibility and accessibility of uqs scholarly research. The chinese language and language planning in china by na liu, center for applied linguistics this brief introduces the chinese language and its varieties and describes chinese language planning initiatives in china. Examines the major issues of language planning and policy in japan, mainland china, hong kong, taiwan, korea and vietnam, particularly those relating to the selection of official language, script. Cooper 1989 defines language planning as the activity of preparing a normative orthography, grammar, and dictionary for the guidance of writers and speakers in a nonhomogeneous speech. Language policy and planning decisions arise in response to sociopolitical needs.
Highlights the shift in language planning and language change in japan at the end of the 20th century against a background of significant sociocultural, political, and economic change and places them in a comparative context. Over the last 30 years a burgeoning literature has devoted itself to the task of researching and directing english language education in japan, but has, by its own admission, had little success in effecting much. Inleps, the international network of language education policy studies, focuses on issues related to language policies in schools and education worldwide. Hanks, frances kvietok duenas, siwon lee skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Examines the major issues of language planning and policy in japan, mainland china, hong kong, taiwan, korea and vietnam, particularly those relating to the selection of official language, script, and written language. However, they actually represent two quite distinct aspects of the systemised language change process. This edited work unlocks the problem of silence in east asian english language classrooms, and shows teachers how to leverage it for better language learning. Language planning and language change in japan east. The politics of language planning in postapartheid south. This excellent book is a compilation of selected papers presented at a 2001 conference at the aga end page 207 khan university. East asian perspectives on silence in english language.
Legacies, consequences, and possibilities terrence g. Written as an advanced introduction, this book engages. Acquisition planning can be defined as the coordination of the language planning goals of the official parties involved in the implementation and integration of a language policy to ensure its timely and cost effective acquisition. The article has also discussed some methodology which can be employed in conducting future studies.
Along this route, the importance of language planning for public policy studies becomes almost selfevident. Language planning also known as language engineering is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure or acquisition of languages or language varieties within a speech community. Most vitalsource ebooks are available in a reflowable epub format which allows you to resize text to suit you and enables other accessibility features. To sum up, this chapter has outlined the characteristics of language policy and planning research, the type of questions pertinent in this field. Educational language policy in the country is largely the result of widely held beliefs and values about immigrants and patriotism. Language policy, language planning and sociolinguistics in southeast asia, papers in southeast asian linguistics no. Publication date 1985 topics aka map, soh publisher. Language planning and policy in singapore wikipedia. Buy language planning and language change in japan. Language planning in local contexts 9 language planning and policy 9 liddicoat, anthony j. Both stressed such aspects of the policy as the support for the maintenance of ethnic community making multicultural australia making language policy. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The volume explores the issue of language policy from the perspectives of sociopolitical, economic, and linguistic shifts, providing a guide to the realities of englishlanguage policies in asia. St encourages the study of a language, understanding.
Decisions about language policies, requirements, and practices have important consequences in all social contexts. It gives a sense of identity to an individual as well as a social group. Project muse language policy, planning, and practice. Ethnography of language planning and policy language. On the one hand, it is possible to locate the origins of language policy as a subfield within applied linguistics dating back some 50 years, and coming of age as a discipline unto itself within the last 25 years. Now, you will need reading language planning and language change in japan. English language education policy in asia language policy. The characteristics of language policy and planning. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Language is an asset and a primary instrument of human communication. Wiley center for applied linguistics 4646 40th street northwest washington, dc 20016 email. Unlike many other countries, the united states does not have an official national language policy. Language planning is a controversial area in sociolinguistics. Where the content of the ebook requires a specific layout, or contains maths or other special characters, the ebook will be available in pdf pbk format, which cannot be reflowed.
Hong kong ceased to be a colony of britain on june 30th, 1997, thus entering a new stage of its development and evolution as a constituted city stateuniquely and urban metropolis. The terms language planning and language policy are frequently used, in both the technical and the popular literature, either interchangeably or in tandem. Language policy and education in southeast asia request pdf. Language policies, implicit or explicit, are used to influence and control social behavior, and the u. The chinese language and language planning in china the. Introduction purpose of the guide this guide is intended to support first nations communities, governments, schools and language authorities across british columbia in the implementation of language policies and programs that lead to. Language planning is a resurgent academic discipline, reflecting the importance of language in issues of migration, globalisation, cultural diversity, nationbuilding, education and ethnic identity. Although seemingly paradoxical, king and harumi have much to say about silence. Language education policy and practice in east and southeast asia volume 50 issue 2 andy kirkpatrick, anthony j. A systems model of language planning lindsay milligan university of aberdeen a systems thinking st approach to language planning has not yet been addressed in the corpus of language planning literature. It allows researchers across the disciplines as well as thinkers concerned with education, society, politics, or even the environment to realize the connections between once seemingly disparate elements. Issues investigated include the concept of disorder in language.
A press release jointly issued by the prime minister and minister for education accompanied the platform statement. This acclaimed book by ping chen is available at in several formats for your ereader. The chinese language chinese is a member of the sino tibetan family of languages and encompasses a. He has been visiting professor at universities in thailand, france and the uk. Ethnography of language planning and policy volume 51 issue 2 nancy h. Court interpreters act of 1978, which provides an interpreter to any victim, witness, or a defendant. Let us accept for the moment a preliminary definition of lp see section 4 below for further discussion as the planning of deliberate changes in the form or use of a language or a variety, or languages or varieties. Language planning and policy werner kummer with stephan gramley every planned intervention by a subnational, national, or supranational political organization which is directed toward the otherwise unregulated development of a language or any of its varieties can be regarded as an act of language planning and language policy. Language planning and policy arise out of sociopolitical situations where, for example, speakers of various languages compete for resources or where a particular linguistic minority is denied access to basic rights. The impact of the internet on english language teaching. Language planning and language change in japan tessa.
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