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Book SynopsisVoices in Texts and Contexts presents different perspectives of 'voice', a concept emerging from language choices, social and cultural phenomena, and psychology. In weaving a tapestry of linguistic experiences, from analyses of language phenomena including localised English to explanations of human behaviour, this book offers insights into how we use language, construct discourse, and express ourselves in light of selected texts and specific contexts.Voice is a fundamental instrument to interpret human behaviour and the mind. In this book, readers will learn about uses of language, or perceptions of uses, and a wide range of messages enshrined therein.This book grew out of the 6th and 7th International Conferences on Discourse and Society organised by the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. It contains chapters that give special focus to Malaysia at the macro level - such as the naming of disabled people, mastery of the Malay language by migrants, loanwords of Sanskrit origin in Malaysian - as well contributions by invited scholars whose academic interests intersect with the theme of the volume. It is suitable for scholars, educators, researchers, and the interested general public.Table of Contents About the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction - Toshiko Yamaguchi Voices of Migrant Workers in a Community of Practice: A Study of Bangladeshi Migrants' Use of the Malay Language in Malaysia - Tanzeel Chowdhury & Lee Luan Ng Voices of Concern Amongst Teachers on the Academic Performance of Foster Children - Cherish How & Jariah Mohd Jan Understanding and Applying the Critical Academic Voice: Bridging Theory and Practice - Stephen J. Hall Multi-Ethnic Voices of Loanwords in the Malaysian Dailies - Manjit Kaur Balwant Singh Voices in the Naming of Disabled Persons in Print Media - Pei Soo Ang & Siang Lee Yeo Voices of Fear: Nightmare Landscapes in Western Fantasy Literature and Fantastic Painting - El?bieta Chrzanowska-Kluczewska Translating English Political Discourse into Arabic: Roles of Translator, Context, and Voice - Kais Amir Kadhim Investigating the Shift in Voice and Rhetoric of United States Administrations Regarding the Middle East 2001–2016 - Mourhaf Kazzaz Critically Negotiating British and American Englishes: Voices from Indonesia - Ribut Wahyudi Index

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates different ways in which neoliberal language and teaching policies have influenced the English language in global south countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Through the three main sub themes covered by the book, namely Neoliberalism and English Language Teaching Policies, Neoliberalism Ideology as in English Language Teaching Materials, and Experiences of Neoliberal Subjects, it investigates various aspects and means through which neoliberalism is realized in a variety of contexts.Through the first subtheme the volume covers the English language education policies of Chile, Bangladesh, India, and Morocco. The second sub theme concerns how different neoliberal values such as consumerism, entrepreneurship, and individualism are localized and constructed in the locally developed English language materials of Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The third sub theme includes studies on the impact of neoliberalization of English in relation to Colombian, Brazilian, and Pakistani stakeholders. This book is a valuable resource for academics, postgraduate students, researchers, policy makers, educators, and practitioners who are interested in neoliberalism in English language.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction – The Global South: A Platform for the Adoption of Neoliberalised English (Ali Jalalian Daghigh et al)Part I. Neoliberalism and English Language Teaching PoliciesChapter 2. The Neoliberal Blow to English Language Teaching: Deconstructing the Teacher Academy Program in Chile (Gloria Romero)Chapter 3. Neoliberalism Shaping English Language Teaching in Bangladesh: A Critical Examination (Md. Maksud Ali and Obaidul Hamid)Chapter 4. English Medium Education in India: The Neoliberal Legacy and Challenges to Multilingual Language Policy Implementation (Padmini Bhuyan Boruah and Ajit Mohanty)Chapter 5. ELT in Morocco: Postcolonial Struggles, Linguistic Imperialism and Neoliberal Tendencies (Hamza R’boul)Part II. Neoliberalism Ideology as in English Language Teaching MaterialsChapter 6. Consumerism as Lingua Franca in ELT?: Ideologies in a Thai Textbook Series (Kristof Savski)Chapter 7. Neoliberal Values of Business and Entrepreneurship in Taiwan’s EFL High School Textbooks (Ya Chen Su)Chapter 8. Working Towards Centrally Determined Levels of Proficiency: Uncovering the Neoliberal Standardization in the Vietnam-produced ELT Textbooks (Le Van Canh)Chapter 9. Consumerism in Malaysian Locally Developed ELT Textbooks (Ali Jalalian Daghigh et al)Part III. Experiences of Neoliberal Subjects Chapter 10. Exploring the Impact of Notions of Success Based on Native-Speakerism, Individualism and Neoliberalism on ESL Students’ Identities (Vander Tavares)Chapter 11. Anxiety, Desire, Doubt, and Joy: the Dualities of a Latin American Emerging Researcher During Academic Writing Processes (Zulma Xiomara Rueda Garcia)Chapter 12. Neoliberalism, Globalisation and Englishism: Exploring Ideological Assumptions Attached with the English Language in Pakistan (Sham Haidar et al)

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