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Explanations for the use of languages of wider communication in education in developing countries
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International Journal of Educational Development Volume 18, Number 2 ISSN 0738-0593 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

This paper analyzes the explanations suggested by language and educational policy scholars for the use of languages of wider communication in education in developing countries. Five explanations are discussed and critiqued, namely national integration, comparative cost, international communication, elite closure, and the world-system; each explanation is driven by assumptions about the nature of society (functional or radical-functional) and the level at which ‘society’ operates (national or international). Too narrow an adherence to a particular configuration of assumptions may foreclose for scholars a broad understanding of the dynamics which inform language policy decisions in developing countries.

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Clayton, T. Explanations for the use of languages of wider communication in education in developing countries. International Journal of Educational Development, 18(2), 145-157. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 9, 2024 from .

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