Given the significance of English in the global world, English language teaching in
Bangladesh has become subject to a supreme concern in maintaining economic growth and …

Primary school second/foreign language (SL/FL) programmes in Asia, as well as in other
parts of the world, are becoming more common, with many targeting English as the SL or FL …

The use of English as a medium of instruction (MOI) in polities across the world has drawn
attention of language policy and planning scholars and researchers. Increasingly, research …

This chapter draws on critical perspectives on language policy and planning and language-
in-education policy implementation framework to provide an overview of the history of …

Language-in-education policy (decision taking) and planning (decision implementation) are
complex processes requiring a number of decisions to be taken and implemented if they are …

The chapter provides a critical assessment on the reality of current teacher quality and the
roles of the ELPs in advancing linguistic, education and socio-economic developments for …

Learner autonomy may have special relevance now in developing countries, where a
dissonance often exists between what formal education offers and what many learners want …

ABSTRACT In Pakistan, English is one of the official languages and the language of higher
education, a prerequisite for professional positions, and the most prestigious language …

This research explores English language teachers' attitudes towards the socioeconomically
diverse EFL learners affecting their academic practices in rural Bangladesh. The study …

A large body of work has investigated the presence of English and its teaching and learning
in the developing world where English is used as a second/foreign language. While this …