Affiliation:
1. Applied Linguistics, University of Auckland
Abstract
Abstract
English language education has a long history in Myanmar (also known as Burma). In accordance with changing political conditions, the status of English and educational policies has changed frequently and abruptly in Myanmar. To understand current English language policies and practice in Myanmar, the chapter first opens the history pages, from the colonial era (1886–1948) to Covid-19 and the Spring Revolution (2020–21). English language education in Myanmar is explored not only through a theoretical and historical lens but also through a personal one. In addition to published documents, literature, and data collected from online social media written in Myanmar (Burmese), the author’s own personal experience in a culture (a Burmese society) is used as a way of expanding understanding of the cultural phenomenon through a personalized, autoethnographic approach.
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