English as a Medium of Instruction in South Asia : Issues in Equity and Social Justice (Paperback)

1. Introduction??Part 1: Approaching EMI in South Asia?2.?EMI in South Asia: The ideological Underpinnings and Practical Considerations? 3.?EMI in the Multilingual Ecology of South Asia: Historical Development, Shifting Paradigms, and Transformative Practices? 4. Medium of education and inequality in university admission tests:? Exploring the case of a flagship university in Bangladesh? 5. Social Construction of EMI in India: Situating EMI within the Multilingual Education Paradigm? 6. EMI, ELT and Social Justice: Case of Pakistan??Part 2: EMI in South Asia: Historical Perspectives??7. English, EMI and Social Justice ? The South Asian (Hi)Story? 8. English Medium Education in Sri Lanka: From Colonial to Postcolonial Period? 9. Bhutanese Education System: A Historical Journey? 10. Trajectory of English Medium Education (EMI) in a Post-War Community: A Historical Perspective from Jaffna, Sri Lanka??Part 3: EMI in South Asia: Policy and Pedagogical Perspectives?11. English as Medium of Instruction and Social Justice in Higher Education in Bangladesh and Nepal: A Capability Perspective? 12. Substitute Chapter: Effectiveness of English medium instruction (EMI) at the Undergraduate Level at the University of Dhaka? 13. Issues of English Language and Social Justice: Towards Bridging the Gap between Language Education Policy and Practices in India? 14.?Building or Bridging the Gap: Issues and Perspectives on Linguistic Ecology, Social Justice and EMI in the Context of Pakistan? 15.?The Changing Status and Role of English in Afghanistan? 16. The Long Fingers of English”: The Impact of EMI Policies and Ideologies on Teacher Education Courses in the Students’ Mother Tongue in the Maldives? 17. Policy Negotiations, Equity, and Social Justice in EMI Classrooms: A Study of Teachers’ Perspectives? 18.?Multi-Layered Framework of Promoting Social Justices in ELT Classrooms: A Case of Nepal? 19. Afterword