Prospects for English medium education of Indian migrant children: Multilingualism of the unequals

IF 1.6 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Asian Englishes Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/13488678.2023.2219502

Sagi Nathan

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article sets out to analyse the lingua-educational vulnerabilities of Indian migrant school children (henceforth IMC) and the nonchalant educational policies which neglect the cultural and linguistic resources of migrant children’s ‘mother tongue(s)’ in school settings. The study analyses IMC’s educational marginalisation and monolingualisation, and the state’s exclusive non-inclusive language policy. The study argues that Indian multilingual education does not cater to the needs of the migrant stakeholders. It highlights that IMC want English-medium education which would help IMC’s socio-economic advancement and achievement. Hence, the study is a proposal to the state policymakers that an exclusionary language policy is a mandate alongside the non-materialisable inclusive rhetoric of ‘education for all'.

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印度移民儿童英语教育的前景：不平等者的多语性

摘要本文旨在分析印度移民学校儿童（以下简称IMC）的语言教育脆弱性，以及在学校环境中忽视移民儿童“母语”文化和语言资源的冷漠教育政策。该研究分析了IMC的教育边缘化和单语化，以及该州独有的非包容性语言政策。该研究认为，印度的多语言教育并不能满足移民利益相关者的需求。它强调，IMC希望通过英语进行教育，这将有助于IMC的社会经济进步和成就。因此，这项研究向州政策制定者提出了一项建议，即排斥性语言政策是“全民教育”这一不可实现的包容性言论的一项授权。

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Asian Englishes LINGUISTICS-

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3.30

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： Asian Englishes seeks to publish the best papers dealing with various issues involved in the diffusion of English and its diversification in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to promote better understanding of the nature of English and the role which it plays in the linguistic repertoire of those who live and work in Asia, both intra- and internationally, and in spoken and written form. The journal particularly highlights such themes as: 1.Varieties of English in Asia – Including their divergence & convergence (phonetics, phonology, prosody, vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, rhetoric) 2.ELT and English proficiency testing vis-a-vis English variation and international use of English 3.English as a language of international and intercultural communication in Asia 4.English-language journalism, literature, and other media 5.Social roles and functions of English in Asian countries 6.Multicultural English and mutual intelligibility 7.Language policy and language planning 8.Impact of English on other Asian languages 9.English-knowing bi- and multilingualism 10.English-medium education 11.Relevance of new paradigms, such as English as a Lingua Franca, to Asian contexts. 12.The depth of penetration, use in various domains, and future direction of English in (the development of) Asian Societies.