Phan, Anh Ngoc Quynh (2021) Under the impacts of globalisation: the rising power of English as a foreign language (EFL) and the corresponding response of EFL policy in Vietnam. SN Social Sciences, 1 (1). Article Number 31. (doi:10.1007/s43545-020-00047-9) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:103000)
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Abstract
Foreign language planning and policy in developing countries such as Vietnam have been experiencing transformations since the whole nation, heading to a knowledge economy, is subject to the influence of globalisation with cross-border flows of people, ideas, technology advancement and policies. The entrance of international organisations into the country such as the World Bank (WB), World Trade Organisation (WTO) or the participation in regional organisations like Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have even more accelerated the impacts on the foreign language planning, in which English is put at heart. As part of the vision for the country to be more recognisable in global and regional political, economic and cultural forums, English as a foreign language (EFL) has received fervid support from the Vietnamese government. This has led to numerous changes in the EFL policy during the past decades. The paper will examine how English has gained power in the Vietnamese society, looking emphatically into the push from these international organisations. It will also draw on policy documents regarding the EFL planning policy to shed light on how English is placed within the schooling system in response to globalisation to argue that English is regarded by the Vietnamese government as a powerful tool to mediate its global integration.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1007/s43545-020-00047-9 |
Subjects: | L Education |
Divisions: | Divisions > Directorate of Education > Centre for the Study of Higher Education |
Funders: | University of Auckland (https://ror.org/03b94tp07) |
Depositing User: | Ngoc Quynh Anh Phan |
Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2023 18:10 UTC |
Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2023 10:29 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/103000 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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