English And Language Planning: A Southeast Asian Contribution

Language planning in the Asia-Pacific region, given its multi-faceted aspects and dimensions, is an intellectually challenging as it is complex. This book uses the complex challenges raised by the task of planning for English within this region to search out a set of general insights which could contribute towards developing such approaches. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings of English language planning in multilingual societies and examines these theories with case studies from several Asian societies.