This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the complex language ecologies of Southeast Asia. Adopting a relational perspective, it considers their significance for the region, its peoples, the policy and practice of language teaching, learning and assessment and the fate of local languages. It gives particular prominence to the relationship between English and Chinese, its likely transformation at a time of significant global change and the impact that these two languages and their synergy will have on the place of other languages and dialects. Dynamic Ecologies: A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region draws on the research and insights of key scholars in the field and provides case studies that illustrate the impact of relevant language policy in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia.

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Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts.- 1. Introduction: A Relational View of Language Learning.- 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in East and Southeast Asian Universities.- 3. Plurilithic and Ecological Perspectives on English: Some Conceptual and Practical Implications.- 4. Global English in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization of English.- 5. Asia and Anglosphere: Public Symbolism and Language Policy in Australia.- 6. English as Lingua Franca on Campus: Cultural Integration or Segregation?.- 7. Socioeconomic Disparities and Early English Education: A Case in Changzhou, China.- 8. English in Malaysia: An Inheritance from the Past and the Challenge for the Future.- Part II Asian Languages in Australia: The Challenges of Teaching, Learning and Assessment.- 9. Recognising the Diversity of Learner Achievements in Learning Asian Languages in School Education Settings.- 10. Dealing with 'Chinese fever': The Challenge of Chinese Teaching in the Australian Classroom.- 11. The Teaching and Learning of Indonesian in Australia: Issues and Prospects.- 12. On Rocky Ground: Monolingual Educational Structures and Japanese Language Education in Australia.- 13. Making Chinese Learnable for Beginning Second Language Learners?.- Part III Tensions in the Linguistic Space.- 14. Tensions in the Linguistic Space.- Index.