S076 | Language Education Policy In Asia – Any Hope For Indigenous Languages?

S076 | Language Education Policy in Asia – Any hope for indigenous languages?

August 17, 2021 02:30 PM - August 17, 2022 06:00 PM(Europe/Amsterdam)

20210817T1430 20210817T1800 Europe/Amsterdam S076 | Language Education Policy in Asia – Any hope for indigenous languages? This symposium will investigate the major trends that can be determined from an overall study of recent language education policies across Asia (Kirkpatrick and Liddicoat 2019). The trends can be seen across three interrelated themes, namely: the promotion and privileging of one language as the national language as part of an attempt to create a nation state, often in polities that are linguistically extremely diverse; a decrease in the promotion of indigenous languages other than the national language and the neglect of these in education in many countries; and the promotion of English as the first foreign language in education systems, often giving other 'foreign' languages a minimal role in education. Papers in the symposium will consider possible reasons and motivations for these trends, the ideologies that underlie them and their consequences for education in the countries of Asia. Papers will also consider how some countries in Asia have developed multilingual responses in education, such as mother tongue language programs, and what such responses contribute to education in the countries concerned. Room 1 AILA 2021 aila2021@gcb.nl

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This symposium will investigate the major trends that can be determined from an overall study of recent language education policies across Asia (Kirkpatrick and Liddicoat 2019). The trends can be seen across three interrelated themes, namely: the promotion and privileging of one language as the national language as part of an attempt to create a nation state, often in polities that are linguistically extremely diverse; a decrease in the promotion of indigenous languages other than the national language and the neglect of these in education in many countries; and the promotion of English as the first foreign language in education systems, often giving other 'foreign' languages a minimal role in education. Papers in the symposium will consider possible reasons and motivations for these trends, the ideologies that underlie them and their consequences for education in the countries of Asia. Papers will also consider how some countries in Asia have developed multilingual responses in education, such as mother tongue language programs, and what such responses contribute to education in the countries concerned.

Language-in-Education Policy in Asia: The place of indigenous languagesView Abstract Watch Recording 0

FeaturedAILA Symposium 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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The presentation surveys the ways that indigenous languages are presented in language education policies in the region and presents examples of different approaches in different countries. It shows that, although indigenous languages are represented in various ways in policy, their position is marginal in education in most countries.

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Indigenous language reclamation in the neoliberal eraView Abstract Watch Recording 0

FocusedAILA Symposium 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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In this paper, I will consider two questions for global Indigenous peoples like myself: What identities are currently available, adopted and valorized by Indigenous language speakers globally? How are positions like Indigenous language speaker, academic, activist and teacher altering in response to available neoliberal subject positions?

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Language Education Policy in Singapore and its impact on the nation’s indigenous languagesView Abstract Watch Recording 0

FocusedAILA Symposium 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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This paper discusses language education policies in Singapore from post-independence to the present and compares these with the shifts in the linguistic landscape of Singapore in the same period. English dominance leading to the endangerment and death of the nation’s indigenous languages is raised and the long-term socio-cultural consequences discussed.

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Educational Language Policies of Preservation and Endangerment of Cantonese in Macau SAR: Balancing Local, National and International ConcernsView Abstract Watch Recording 0

StandardAILA Symposium 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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The Macau Special Administrative Region of China is a small Cantonese-speaking community. Like many other Chinese-speaking communities, educational language policy attempts to preserve Cantonese and, at the same time, implement Putonghua and English as instructional languages. Census figures suggest that policy may be affecting Cantonese vitality, especially among school-aged speakers.

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English-medium instruction at the primary level in Thailand: any space for a minority language?View Abstract Watch Recording 0

StandardAILA Symposium 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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One of the features of the growing prominence of English across Asia is the proliferation of English-medium instruction (EMI) programmes, including areas where minority languages are used. This presentation will discuss EMI in an area of Thailand where Pattani Malay, rather than Thai, is predominantly spoken as an L1.

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A balancing act: teachers’ ideologies and agency in language policy enactment in Maldivian schoolsView Abstract Watch Recording 0

StandardAILA Symposium 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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This paper focuses on the agentive meaning-making role that teachers hold in enacting language policies in Maldivian schools. Drawing on data from curriculum documents, teacher surveys and interviews, I present how teachers’ ideologies about language and language teaching impact how they interpret policy and address linguistic imbalances in schools.

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Contested concepts of 'indigenous language' in Malaysia.View Abstract Watch Recording 0

Standard 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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Since independence, disputes over the curriculum have tended to take on a politicised and ideological dimension that goes well beyond pedagogical and technical issues. This presentation will revisit the concept of indigenous language" by comparing the ideological positioning of a number of Malaysian languages in the public and private education sectors and also in nationist and nationalist discourses on education."

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MTBMLE in the Philippines: Softening linguistic boundaries for inclusive educationView Abstract Watch Recording 0

Focused 02:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Europe/Amsterdam) 2021/08/17 12:30:00 UTC - 2022/08/17 16:00:00 UTC

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Mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTBMLE) was institutionalized in the Philippines to improve education, make it more accessible and inclusive, and promote and safeguard Philippine languages. The policy today remains strong, despite challenges it faces. In this presentation, I give an overview of the MTBMLE situation and outline its strengths and weaknesses. I also argue that much of the discourse for and against MTBMLE betrays a mindset that may run counter to the benefits of mother tongue education. Finally, I argue for a shift towards a perspective that approaches language use in multilingual contexts as fluid and without boundaries.

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