The Global Scope and Politics of English Language Teaching: Section Introduction

Abstract

In this section, contributors outline policy and pedagogical development for English language education in major educational contexts such as Brazil, China, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, North America, and Russia. Relevant chapters problematize the teaching and learning of English on a variety of issues, including social equity (South Korea or English-medium universities), policy implementation (Japan), and the uniqueness of English as a third language (the Basque country and Tyrol). While some chapters in the section document efforts to promote the learning and teaching of English in major contexts including Brazil and China, others challenge the dominance of English monolingualism and contend that policy makers should make the linguistic resources that English language learners bring with them more relevant to their educational experiences.