Dynamic Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

by Neil Murray (Editor)

Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts.- 1. A Relational View of Language Learning By Neil Murray and Angela Scarino.- 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in East and Southeast Asian Universities By Andy Kirkpatrick.- 3. Plurilithic and Ecological Perspectives on Some Conceptual and Practical Implications By Jonathan Crichton and Neil Murray.- 4. Glocal English in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization of English By Anne Pakir.- 5. Asia and Public Symbolism and Language Policy in Australia By Joseph Lo Bianco.- 6. English as Lingua Franca on Cultural Integration or Segregation? By Amy Bik May Tsui.- 7. Socioeconomic Disparities and Early English A Case in Changzhou, China By Yuko Goto Butler.- 8. English in An Inheritance from the Past and the Challenge for the Future By Zuraidah Mohd Don.- Part II Asian Languages in The Challenges of Teaching, Learning and Assessment.- 9. Recognising the Diversity of Learner Achievements in Learning Asian Languages in School Education Settings By Angela Scarino.- 10. Dealing with 'Chinese fever': The Challenge of Chinese Teaching in the Australian Classroom By Andrew Scrimgeour.- 11. The Teaching and Learning of Indonesian in Issues and Prospects By Michelle Kohler.- 12. On Rocky Monolingual Educational Structures and Japanese Language Education in Australia By Robyn Spence-Brown.- 13. Making Chinese Learnable for Beginning Second Language Learners? By Michael Singh and Cheryl Ballantyne.- Part III Tensions in the Linguistic Space.- 14. Tensions in the Linguistic Space By Anthony J. Liddicoat.- Index

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2014