The Political Climate of English Language Education in Iran: A Review of Policy Responses to Cultural Hegemony

Autor/inn/en	Moharami, Mehdi; Daneshfar, Samran
Titel	The Political Climate of English Language Education in Iran: A Review of Policy Responses to Cultural Hegemony
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 32 (2022) 1, S.248-263 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1837-6290
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Semitic Languages; Public Education; Language Attitudes; Political Attitudes; Language Role; Educational Policy; English for Special Purposes; Educational Needs; Teaching Methods; Instructional Design; Universities; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; National Curriculum; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Öffentliche Erziehung; Sprachverhalten; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; University; Universität
Abstract	Education policy seeks to define the purpose of schooling and design the educational sphere according to authorities' objectives and people's needs. Governments set policies and principles to reach their intended goals in education, preserving people's values and culture. Many countries provide learning foreign languages in their curriculum to address modern life challenges. English and Arabic are the two foreign languages in the Iranian public education system. Recently, Iranian politicians have begun to criticise the hegemony of English and blame it for changes in the nation's culture and identity. Therefore, they implemented restrictive measures on English language education in the public curriculum; however, they did not change language education in the tertiary education policy. These changes failed to significantly impact the position of English in Iran for several reasons. The present study reviews the stated political climate of English in the Iranian higher and lower education system. We assess the gap and differences between teaching general English and English for specific purposes regarding Iranians' needs and propose an interpretation for a better language education design. We highlight the gap between Iranians' and authorities' educational objectives, pointing to the value of education to people in the current globalised world. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01