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Language Education

Policy and Practice

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Changing language policies and language practices reflect new forms of interconnectedness, interdependence and belonging (Coupland, 2003). In the context of globalisation, language change is accelerated by new technologies that increase opportunities to establish and maintain socio-cultural and economic relationships across geographical and political boundaries.

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Budd, Y. (2016). Language Education. In: Fan, S., Fielding-Wells, J. (eds) What is Next in Educational Research?. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-524-1_13

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