Publisher's Synopsis
This volume highlights current trends, developments and the constraints in English teaching in East Asia today and cover the education systems of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea(South), Laos PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Other issues discussed include mutual intelligibility in the variety of English that is emerging in East Asian countries, the cross-national role of the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (RELC) in Singapore in developing and promoting the teaching of English, and also how computer technology can be harnessed as a self-learning tool for students in learning to write well in English.
