English in Post-Revolutionary Iran
Author | : Maryam Borjian |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847699084 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847699081 |
Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Download or read book English in Post-Revolutionary Iran written by Maryam Borjian and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book unravels the story of English, the language of "the enemies", in post-revolutionary Iran. Situating English within the nation's broader social, political, economic and historical contexts, the book explores the politics, causes, and agents of the two diverging trends of indigenization/localization and internationalization/Anglo-Americanization in English education in Iran over the past three decades.