Explores the increasingly important roles that English plays in Asia, including its contribution to economic growth, national imaginaries and creative writing. This book includes chapters that illustrate diversity by focusing on countries from South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific.

1. Preface; 2. 1. Language policies, language ideologies and local language practices (by Pennycook, Alastair); 3. Part I. South Asia; 4. 2. The politics of Hinglish (by Roy, Anjali Gera); 5. 3. Globalization and multilingualism: Text types in the linguistic ecology of Delhi (by Vaish, Viniti); 6. 4. Kaduva of privileged power, instrument of rural empowerment?: The politics of English (and Sinhala and Tamil) in Sri Lanka (by Lim, Lisa); 7. 5. The interface of language, literature and politics in Sri Lanka: A paradigm for ex-colonies of Britain (by Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.); 8. Part II. Southeast Asia; 9. 6. Governing English in Singapore: Some challenges for Singapore's language policy (by Wee, Lionel); 10. 7. Uncertain locale: The dialectics of space and the cultural politics of English in Singapore (by Goh, Robbie B.H.); 11. 8. The encroachment of English in Malaysian cultural expression (by Talib, Ismail S.); 12. 9. "They think speaking in English isn't good, you know": Negotiating bilingual identities in the Malay community (by Rajadurai, Joanne); 13. 10. The grip of English and Philippine language policy (by Lorente, Beatriz P.); 14. 11. Nimble tongues: Philippine English and the feminization of labour (by Tinio, Maria Teresa); 15. Part III. Asia Pacific; 16. 12. English vs. English conversation: Language teaching in modern Japan (by Hiramoto, Mie); 17. 13. Language policy and practice in English loanwords in Japanese (by Morita, Emi); 18. 14. English speakers in Korea: A short literary history (by Min, Eun Kyung); 19. 15. English, class and neoliberalism in South Korea (by Park, Joseph Sung-Yul); 20. 16. Conclusion (by Wee, Lionel); 21. Contributors; 22. Index

[A] particulary rich mosaic of cultural domains including linguistic landscapes, literature and poetry, personal narratives, ELT textbooks and government documents. At the same time, sitting alongside each of these domains and providing continuity are the sister chapters on each country that provide an overview of language policy.