Contexts of Language Policy and Planning in Southeast Asian Societies: Need for Innovative Approaches
Contexts of Language Policy and Planning in Southeast Asian Societies: Need for Innovative Approaches
In this chapter, a brief review of the approaches to LPP is provided. Then a new LPP framework which is specifically useful for understanding bilingual education in Southeast Asian contexts is proposed. The cases of Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia are discussed in light of this framework, and innovative approaches to bilingual education are discussed with a view to exploring possible fruitful directions for tackling LPP difficulties and dilemmas experienced in these societies.
Keywords: Language policy and planning (LPP), Bilingual education, Southeast Asian societies
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