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Failing Interventions to Harness English Fever Infiltrating Early Childhood Education in South Korea: Politics of Distraction
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Jee-Hee Kim; Tae-Hee Choi – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
As English is recognised as an influential language in the globalised world and social and economic capital for individuals, Koreans put tremendous effort and financial resources into learning English, instigating a social malady called 'English fever.' The fever has recently infiltrated early childhood education, leading to the expansion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
What Are the Languages in My School? Pre-Service Teachers' Decisions When Designing Ideal Schools in the Basque Context
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Nerea Villabona; Mikel Gartziarena – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
This paper analyzes how future educators would design their ideal school in the context of the Basque Country, with particular attention put on language planning and language teaching aspects. More specifically, we focus on the ideas about the languages to be included in the curriculum, the modes of inclusion of students' home languages and the…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Language of Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Immersion Programs
The Challenge of Medium of Instruction: A View from Maldivian Schools
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Mohamed, Naashia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
In the era of globalisation, language-in-education policies continue to present challenges as policy-makers across the globe aim to balance the emphasis given to students' first language and the pressing need for students to be proficient in English as the global "lingua franca" [Hanna, P. (2011). Gaining global perspective: Educational…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Civil Rights, Cognitive Development, Affective Behavior