English in Post-Revolutionary Iran - From Indigenization to Internationalization

This book unravles the story English in post-revolutionary Iran. Situating it within the nation's broader social, political, economic and historical contexts, the book explores the politics, causes, and agents of the two diverging trends of indigenization/localization and inte...

About the author

Maryam Borjian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures, and the Coordinator of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Language Programs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her major research interest lies in the politics, economics and sociology of language in society and education in the contexts of colonialization, modernization, and globalization.

Summary

This book unravles the story English in post-revolutionary Iran. Situating it within the nation's broader social, political, economic and historical contexts, the book explores the politics, causes, and agents of the two diverging trends of indigenization/localization and internationalization/Anglo-Americanization in English education in Iran.

Product details

• Authors: Maryam Borjian
• Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2013
• EAN: 9781847699084
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-908-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 209 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a; New Perspectives on Language and Education; New Perspectives on Language a
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries