Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-
stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an …

In this book, Phan Le-Ha identifies and discusses four growing self-sustained/sustaining
fundamental phenomena in transnational education (TNE), namely (1) the planned, evolving …

The focus of this article is on English language policy in Thailand and education policy in
particular as the most obvious manifestation of official overt language policy. As such …

This chapter discusses the statistics of English across Asia, with reference to both the
numbers of English users in the region, and the measurement of levels of English …

This paper attempts to explain the status of English in Malaysia and the constructivism
learning theory which is of interest to the researcher for educational research and practice …

The English language is significant to the internationalisation of higher education worldwide.
Countries in Asia are proactive in appropriating English for their national interests, while …

This book addresses how Western universities have constructed themselves as global
providers of education, and are driven to be globally competitive. It examines how the term …

Pronunciation plays a crucial role in learning English as an international language, yet often
remains marginalised by educators due to a lack of required phonetic and phonological …

This paper examines the prominence of East and Southeast Asia as a focus of
communications and game studies. The idea of going regional when researching video …

This paper provides a brief overview of the development and state of language policy and
planning and examines some of the directions that language planners have been taking to …