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Globalization of language and culture in Asia : the impact of globalization processes on language
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Globalization of language and culture in Asia : the impact of globalization processes on language

Author: Viniti Vaish
Publisher: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010.
Series: Advances in sociolinguistics.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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Offers an exploration of the impact of globalization on diverse cultures and how this effects the dominant languages across Asian civilisations. This book is suitable for researchers and postgraduate  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Viniti Vaish
ISBN: 9781847061836 1847061834 9781441129574 144112957X
OCLC Number: 310401905
Description: ix, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction. Globalization of Language and Culture in Asia, Viniti Vaish (Centre for Research and Pedagogy, National Institute of Education, Singapore); 1. The Spread of Mandarin: A Global Perspective, Goh Yeng Seng and and Lim Seok Lai (Asian Languages and Literature, National Institute of Education, Singapore); 2. Muslim Education and Globalization: the Re-(de)positioning of Languages and Curriculum Contents, Saeda Buang (Asian Languages and Literature, National Institute of Education, Singapore); 3. Monoliterate, Biliterate and Hybrid Texts in the Linguistic Ecology of New Delhi, India, Viniti Vaish (Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education, Singapore); 4. Globalization of English Teaching in Sri Lanka: Foreign Resources and Local Responses, Kaushalya Perera & Suresh Canagarajah (Baruch College, New York, USA); 5. Singapore's Sociolinguistic Global Response To Globalisation, Wendy Bokhorst-Heng (Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Singapore); 6. Managing Globalization: Mandarin in Cyberspace, Shouhui Zhao (Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Singapore); 7. Globalization and Language Shift in Malaysia: Representations of Teaching Realities, Saran Kaur Gill, Radha Nambiar, Noraini Ibrahim and Tan Kim Hua (University Kebangsgaan, Malaysia); 8. Korea's EPIK (English Program in Korea) and Globalization, Mihyon Jeon (Korean Program, York University); 9. Linguistic idealism and realism in globalization - discussions from Japan, Masakazu Iino (School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, Japan); Conclusion, Viniti Vaish(Centre for Research and Pedagogy, National Institute of Education, Singapore); Index.
Series Title: Advances in sociolinguistics.
Responsibility: edited by Viniti Vaish.
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