Preparing I-Kiribati for the Future: Probing the English Language Research-Policy Nexus in Kiribati Education in the South Pacific

Autor/inn/en	Ohi, Sarah; Ingram, Paia
Titel	Preparing I-Kiribati for the Future: Probing the English Language Research-Policy Nexus in Kiribati Education in the South Pacific
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 42 (2022) 3, S.478-496 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
DOI	10.1080/02188791.2021.1892588
Schlagwörter	Colonialism; Economic Climate; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Role; Language Attitudes; Language Proficiency; Teaching Methods; Migration; Foreign Countries; Educational Policy; Environmental Influences; Policy Analysis; Curriculum Development; Language Teachers; Teacher Education; Official Languages; Malayo Polynesian Languages; Futures (of Society); Native Language; Bilingualism; Age Differences; Native Language Instruction; Elementary Secondary Education; Kiribati + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kolonialismus; Wirtschaftslage; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachverhalten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Politikfeldanalyse; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Office language; Amtssprache; Future; Society; Zukunft; Bilingualismus; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Histories of colonization conjointly with the current economic global climate have enabled English to become a dominant global language. The desire for citizens to attain English language proficiency on a nation-wide level is a common pursuit in developing countries, including the island nations of the South Pacific where English competency is viewed as invaluable to education and associated with promising futures. Despite the threat to their own indigenous languages, in Education, a strong emphasis upon English permeates the South Pacific islands through government agendas, policies, and into teaching practice. Confronted with preparing for imminent migration due to rising sea levels, the Kiribati government is striving to prepare its citizens for impending diaspora. This article reports a study of the research-policy nexus in English language learning in schools, in the context of the Micronesian nation of Kiribati. Critical analysis of two government English teaching policies that shape curriculum, identified that the research-policy nexus lacked sufficient clarity; characterized with undefined terms, some contradictory information and an unclear research base. Implications for improving Education policies, Teacher Education, and classroom English teaching practices are provided and the argument made that further research is warranted to strengthen English language learning policies in the South Pacific. (As Provided).
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