1. Setting the Scene

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgement vii
4. Contributors ix
5. An Overview 1
6. 1. Setting the Scene 8
7. 2. Professional Advice vs Political Imperatives 45
8. 3. Micropolitical Issues in ELT Project Implementation 64
9. 4. The Politics of ELT Projects in China 85
10. 5. Teaching Immigrants the Language of the Host Community: Two Object Lessons in the Need for Continuous Policy Development 104
11. 6. The Commercialisation of Language Provision at University 125
12. 7. The Role of Micropolitics in Multinational, High-Stakes Language Assessment Systems 147
13. 8. Challenges and Constraints in Language Test Development 166
14. 9. The Politics of Examination Reform in Central Europe 185
15. 10. Language Educational Policies Within a European Framework 203
16. 11. The Micropolitics of Research and Publication 222