Review of doctoral research in English language education in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia (2007–2010)
This review highlights recent doctoral research in English language education and related areas completed between 2007 and 2010 in three countries in Southeast Asia: Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Out of sixty dissertations initially chosen from major universities in these countries, five...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-987422020-03-07T12:10:40Z Review of doctoral research in English language education in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia (2007–2010) Rubdy, Rani. Tupas, T. Ruanni F. Villareal, Corazon D. David, Maya Khemlani. Dumanig, Francisco Perlas. School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Language::English This review highlights recent doctoral research in English language education and related areas completed between 2007 and 2010 in three countries in Southeast Asia: Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Out of sixty dissertations initially chosen from major universities in these countries, five from the Philippines, four from Malaysia and three from Singapore were selected for review, the selection being based mainly on their quality of work and representation of key areas of intellectual work in the field in these countries. This review shows how the shared postcolonial identities of these countries and their unique sociohistorical locations help explain the coalescing and diverging agendas and trajectories in English language education doctoral research in the region. Much of the work affirms the dominant intellectual position of the West as the producer of knowledge, so there is a need to reposition the intellectual stance of research in English language education in the region within and emerging from its multilingual but unequally globalizing landscapes. Thus, there is an urgent need for more nuanced attention to socio-cultural factors that impact on English language education in the three countries under review, which, in turn, can help scholars produce new knowledge that can contribute to academic conversations in the field. Published version 2013-11-15T06:59:08Z 2019-12-06T19:59:10Z 2013-11-15T06:59:08Z 2019-12-06T19:59:10Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Rubdy, R., Tupas, T. R. F., Villareal, C. D., David, M. K., & Dumanig, F. P. (2012). Review of doctoral research in English language education in the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia (2007–2010). Language teaching, 45(01), 64-88. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98742 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17704 10.1017/S0261444811000383 en Language teaching © 2011 Cambridge University Press. This paper was published in Language Teaching and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Cambridge University Press. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0261444811000383]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. application/pdf |
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This review highlights recent doctoral research in English language education and related areas completed between 2007 and 2010 in three countries in Southeast Asia: Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Out of sixty dissertations initially chosen from major universities in these countries, five from the Philippines, four from Malaysia and three from Singapore were selected for review, the selection being based mainly on their quality of work and representation of key areas of intellectual work in the field in these countries. This review shows how the shared postcolonial identities of these countries and their unique sociohistorical locations help explain the coalescing and diverging agendas and trajectories in English language education doctoral research in the region. Much of the work affirms the dominant intellectual position of the West as the producer of knowledge, so there is a need to reposition the intellectual stance of research in English language education in the region within and emerging from its multilingual but unequally globalizing landscapes. Thus, there is an urgent need for more nuanced attention to socio-cultural factors that impact on English language education in the three countries under review, which, in turn, can help scholars produce new knowledge that can contribute to academic conversations in the field. |
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