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dc.contributor.authorLanvers, Ursula
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-19T08:57:59Z
dc.date.available2011-12-19T08:57:59Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationLanvers, U. (2011). Language education policy in England : Is English the elephant in the room? Apples – Journal of Applied Language Studies Vol. 5, 3, p. 63-78
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/37109
dc.description.abstractThis paper offers a critical review of language education policies and the state of language education in England over the last decade (2000-2010), which has been characterised by a bewildering array of initiatives to promote language learning, year-on-year improved grades of school exams, and language education policies showing little coherence. Conversely, both media and student voices on the subject of language learning in the UK reveal high awareness of the UK’s poor performance relative to other EU countries. This picture is interpreted within the context of Global English, proposing that a tacit assumption that English is enough offers a coherent explanation of current practices and policies. Citing economic, cultural and political arguments, the conclusion illustrates the costs to the UK of this dangerous assumption and proposes some strategies that might help to counter complacency towards language learning in the UK.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCentre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä
dc.relation.ispartofseriesApples - Journal of Applied Language Studies
dc.relation.urihttp://apples.jyu.fi
dc.subject.otherlanguage education policyfi
dc.subject.otherGlobal Englishfi
dc.subject.otherlanguage learningfi
dc.subject.otherUnited Kingdomfi
dc.titleLanguage Education Policy in England : Is English the elephant in the room?fi
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-2011121911823
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn1457-9863
dc.rights.copyright© 2011: The author
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