In Japan, neoliberal discourses rationalize English language proficiency as a pathway to
meritocratic reward and success in the global knowledge economy. With this ideology in …

Abstract In Northeast Asia, as in many other regions, local administrations have interpreted
English language acquisition as central to enhancing national competitiveness within the …

In recent years, educational research describing the sociological impact of the English
language has drawn increasingly on the theories of Pierre Bourdieu to account for the …

This dissertation explores issues of educational policy and hegemony in Japanese English
education from a sociohistorical and critical pedagogic perspective. The findings indicate …

The Welsh language has been subject to much political attention in Wales. The Welsh
Government's vision for reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050, means numbers would …