Language policy, culture, and identity in Asian contexts / edited by Amy B.M. Tsui, James W. Tollefson. - Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007. - ix, 283 p. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. A.B.M. Tsui and J.W. Tollefson, Language Policy and the Construction of National Cultural Identity -- Part I: Globalization and Its Impact on Language Policy, Culture, and Identity - 2. K. Hashimoto, Japan's Language Policy and the "Lost Decade" - 3. Y. Sungwon, Globalization and Language Policy in South Korea - 4. M.K. David and S. Govindasamy, The Construction of National Identity and Globalization in Multilingual Malaysia - 5. P.G-L. Chew, Remaking Singapore: Language, Culture, and Identity in a Globalized World - 6. T. Clayton, Transition, Culture, and Language in Cambodia -- Part II: Language Policy and the (Re)Construction of National Cultural Identity - 7. A.B.M. Tsui, Language Policy and the Social Construction of Identity: The Case of Hong Kong - 8. M. Saxena, Multilingual and Multicultural Identities in Brunei Darussalam - 9. R.A. Benton, Mauri or Mirage? The Status of the Maori Language in Aotearoa New Zealand in the Third Millennium -- Part III: Language Policy and Language Politics: The Role of English. - 10. R.K. Agnihotri, Identity and Multilinguality: The Case of India - 11. S.K. Sonntag, Change and Permanence in Language Politics in Nepal - 12. T. Rahman, The Role of English in Pakistan With Special Reference to Tolerance and Militancy - 13. T. Hossain and J.W. Tollefson, Language Policy in Education in Bangladesh, - 14. J.W. Tollefson and A.B.M. Tsui, Issues in Language Policy, Culture, and Identity

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Language policy--Asia.
Language planning--Asia.
English language--Political aspects--Asia.
Culture and globalization.
Language and culture--Asia.

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