Abstract
This paper critically evaluates the language and education policies of
Southeast Asian (SEA) States including China, the Philippines, Cambodia,
and Myanmar to assess the role assigned to official and indigenous
languages in the main stream of aforementioned states. Keeping in view the
language and education policies of SEA states, the past and present
language and education policies of Pakistan have been compared in the
paper too. The researchers have designed a model and labelled it as the
'Democratic Model of Language and Education Policy' (DMLEP) that can
help the language policymakers to protect the rights of indigenous and
minor languages. The model highlights the promotion of early education of
children in their mother tongue. Additionally; it evaluates the status of
indigenous languages in order to promote the language rights of the
indigenous languages of the region. This is an important and sensitive area
for a state to design such language policy that can satisfy every speech
community.
Dr Farida Yasmin Panhwar, Dr Mukesh Kumar Khatwani. (2018) Language and Education Policies in Pakistan and Far East Asia: A Comparative Analysis, Asia Pacific, Vol-36, Issue 1.
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