Language-in-education policy: Towards a research agenda in Kazakhstan by Professor Timothy Reagan, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

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Description: Seminar presentation by Professor Timothy Reagan, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan on language policy and education in Kazakhstan
 
Created: 2013-12-05 09:23
Collection: Kazakhstan programme open seminar series
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Professor Timothy Reagan, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev University
Language: eng (English)
Keywords: Language Policy; Education; Kazakhstan;
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Person:  Professor Timothy Reagan
Person:  Peter Miles
Person:  Andrew Borkett
 
Abstract: Language policy and planning issues have been at the heart of the post-colonial development of many countries, and are increasingly important in many parts of the world, including in much of the former Soviet Union. An important part of the expansion and development of the educational system in Kazakhstan over the next decade will be the implementation and expansion of a multilingual education model, in which all students will ultimately study not only Kazakh and Russian, but also English. My focus in this presentation will be on the theoretical foundations of language planning and language policy, as well as with the related concerns of ‘language orientations’ (Ruiz, 1984, 1990, 2010) and linguistic rights (Grin, 2005; May, 2005; Patrick, 2005; Paulston, 2003; Wright, 2007). Finally, I will use the framework provided in the first part of my presentation to outline elements of a research agenda with respect to language-in-education policy in Kazakhstan.

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