02894nam 2200685 a 450 991046509370332120200520144314.01-299-28378-090-272-7213-1(CKB)2560000000100031(EBL)1144140(OCoLC)830160726(SSID)ssj0000833900(PQKBManifestationID)11474244(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833900(PQKBWorkID)10937312(PQKB)11014342(MiAaPQ)EBC1144140(Au-PeEL)EBL1144140(CaPaEBR)ebr10672547(CaONFJC)MIL459628(EXLCZ)99256000000010003120130110d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe politics of English[electronic resource] South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific /edited by Lionel Wee, Robbie B.H. Goh, Lisa LimAmsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub. Co.20131 online resource (332 p.)Studies in world language problems,1572-1183 ;v. 4Description based upon print version of record.90-272-2835-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. South Asia -- pt. II. Southeast Asia -- pt. III. Asia Pacific.English is deeply embedded within recent neoliberal projects of social reformation in South Korea, becoming a central topic of contention in the controversial educational reforms of the Lee Myung-bak regime (2008-2012). It figured prominently in various changes to the Korean education system pursued by the Lee administration under the name of greater competitiveness, such as increasing English immersion instruction in public schools and opening greater number of special purpose high schools where English language skills are highlighted. Lee's policies on the one hand aimed to cater to middle-cStudies in world language problems ;v. 4.English languagePolitical aspectsAsiaEnglish languageVariationAsiaEnglish languageAsiaUsageEnglish languageForeign countriesLanguage and cultureAsiaElectronic books.English languagePolitical aspectsEnglish languageVariationEnglish languageUsage.English languageLanguage and culture306.44095Wee Lionel1963-254412Goh Robbie B. H.1964-926942Lim Lisa870863MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465093703321The politics of English2082487UNINA