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6 - Interpreting Language Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2024

Kristof Savski
Kristof Savski
Affiliation:
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
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Summary

This chapter studies the way language policies are interpreted, with particular reference to the concepts of scale and recontextualisation. The focus of the chapter is on the relationship between policy meaning and power, with the main argument being that different layers of power are what drives the way language policies are interpreted in different contexts. This is illustrated with a discussion of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), a policy text which has seen worldwide uptake. I examine how the document is ‘read’ in different contexts, considering the local and global layers of power that lurk beneath these readings.

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Language policy interpretationtextual meaningrecontextalisationre-entextualisationCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)scalesMalaysiadevelopmentalism. language textbookslanguage testing
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Language Policy in Action , pp. 107 - 130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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