ORCID Profile
0000-0003-0649-7663
Current Organisations
University of Queensland
,
Ministry of Education
,
Regional Language Centre
,
University College London
,
Universiti Malaya
,
University of Exeter
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Related Links
Publications
Review of Pennycook & Makoni (2020): Innovations and challenges in applied linguistics from the Global South
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Date: 04-12-2020
English and regional identity in ASEAN
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 02-11-2023
DOI: 10.1111/WENG.12571
Abstract: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has deployed English not only as its sole working language but also as a tool for forging regional identity, unity and solidarity among its ten member‐states. Drawing on the concept of ‘imagined communities’ and, by extension, ‘imagined identity regionalism’, this article provides a critical examination of this policy desire and asks the question whether the desire should be read as a form of political rhetoric or an achievable goal for ASEAN. We argue that the unifying potential of English language as an imagined regional community and identity has yet to be realised. At best, English can be seen as contributing to ASEAN's ‘functional identity’, rather than a more substantive ‘socio‐cultural identity’. It is suggested that although the birth of a distinct hybridised variety of ASEAN English may facilitate a bottom‐up linguistic identity imagination for ASEAN, such an ideal appears utopian at this time.
Investigating the Enactment of Inclusive Education at a University Level: A Call for Literacy Practices in Inclusive Learning
Publisher: Atlantis Press
Date: 2022
Problematising ASEAN language policy
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Date: 28-03-2022
Abstract: In a world where linguistic and cultural ersity is increasingly celebrated, opting for English as the sole working language, as stipulated in the ASEAN Charter, on pragmatic grounds, has made ASEAN an interesting case study from the language policy and planning (LPP) perspective. ASEAN’s LPP can be understood as the manifestation of the principles of the ‘ASEAN Way’, i.e., quiet diplomacy, non-interference, and flexible consensus. Drawing on an analysis of the three overarching principles of the ASEAN Way and with reference to the ASEAN Charter, this paper problematises the ASEAN Way of LPP, arguing that a monolingual and essentialist approach to LPP might be both insufficient and inappropriate, and calls for an ecology-of-languages paradigm for ASEAN LPP. It invites readers to reimagine language policy that is more inclusive, democratic and socially equitable – one that reflects the sociolinguistic ersity of Southeast Asia and the Association.
Supranational language policy and planning: a case study of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Publisher: University of Queensland Library
Date: 2022
DOI: 10.14264/4C088D6
Decentralised Centralism: Insights from a Malaysian Cluster School of Excellence
Publisher: University of Malaya Press
Date: 2020
Islamic junior high school students’ English proficiency test scores and their L2 motivational self-system: a correlational study
Publisher: IAIN Palangka Raya
Date: 21-03-2023
Abstract: The L2 motivational self-system (L2MSS) has been extensively investigated in multiple contexts. However, few studies have explored its correlation with Islamic junior high English students’ proficiency test results. To fill the void, this study examines the relationship between the L2MSS and English proficiency test scores among Indonesian Islamic junior high school students. Data were garnered quantitatively from 30 students of an Institute for Foreign Language Development at an Indonesian private university through a questionnaire and an English proficiency test and then were analyzed using the SPSS software system. The findings revealed that the correlation between motivation and achievement was statistically insignificant. We obtained the score of three components ideal L2 self (r = .01, p .05), L2 learning experience (r = -.204, p .05), and ought to L2 self (r = -.343, p .05). The findings suggest that the ideal L2 self showed a very low relationship and the other two demonstrated a negative direction correlation. This study contributes insights into the understanding of the correlation between foreign language learning motivation and its influence on achievement in the Islamic boarding school context. Further research could recruit participants from wider areas with different contexts.
Language and education policies in Southeast Asia: reorienting towards multilingualism-as-resource
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-11-2023
Characterising language policy and planning in international organisations: ASEAN insights
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-08-2022
Related Organisations
University College London
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
University Of Exeter
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Related Funding Activities
No related grants have been discovered for Huan Yik Lee.