LEADER 04587oam 2200661I 450 001 9910465459203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-10171-5 010 $a1-299-27926-0 010 $a1-136-23659-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203101711 035 $a(CKB)2560000000099234 035 $a(EBL)1143775 035 $a(OCoLC)830161251 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000833938 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11504760 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833938 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10980067 035 $a(PQKB)11140082 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1143775 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1143775 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10672610 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL459176 035 $a(OCoLC)830085724 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000099234 100 $a20180706d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPrimary school English-language education in Asia $efrom policy to practice /$fedited by Bernard Spolsky and Young-in Moon 210 1$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (171 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge critical studies in Asian education ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-62968-3 311 $a0-415-53406-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Primary School English-Language Education in Asia; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures, Illustrations and Photos; Preface; Introduction; 1 Primary English Education in China: Review and Refl ection; 2 Issues in the Transition of English Education from Elementary Schools to Secondary Schools; 3 Language Teaching Methods in Singapore Primary Schools: An Historical Overview; 4 Primary School English Education in Korea: From Policy to Practice; 5 Young Learner English Language Policy and Implementation: A View from India 327 $a6 Teacher Preparation for Primary School English Education: A Case of Vietnam7 Planning and Implementation of Elementary School English Education in Taiwan; Contributors; Index 330 $a"In Asia, English is no longer a foreign language but a key resource for education, government, business and the general public. Whereas thirty years ago, British and American experts believed that the best way to improve the quality of English teaching was to cancel any programs below the secondary level, Asian nations as well as European are now introducing English in primary school. But there are major obstacles to overcome: the training of enough local teachers or the hiring of English speakers, the preparation of suitable teaching materials, the development of useful tests, and the design of workable curriculums. The chapters in this book, written by leading English-teaching professionals in seven Asian countries and originally delivered at the 2010 annual conference of Asia TEFL which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, describe and analyze national policies and how they are implemented. The coverage is wide: China with its huge number of students learning English, Japan working to make the transition from elementary to secondary school seamless, Singapore continuing to use English as medium of instruction for its multilingual population, Korea developing English education policies to recognize the increased role of English alongside the national language, India building on its colonial past to make English an economic resource, Vietnam fitting English into a program of national rebuilding, and Taiwan spreading its English teaching outside the national capital. This is not a report of the views of outside experts, but of local experiences understood by local scholars of international standing. Policy makers, educators, researchers and scholars will be able to gain valuable insights from Asian experts"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge critical studies in Asian education ;$v1. 606 $aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching (Elementary)$zAsia$vCongresses 606 $aEducation and state$zAsia$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish language$xStudy and teaching (Elementary) 615 0$aEducation and state 676 $a372.652/1095 701 $aMoon$b Young-in$0877590 701 $aSpolsky$b Bernard$0290555 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465459203321 996 $aPrimary school English-language education in Asia$91959646 997 $aUNINA