English is an Asian Language: Do Our Textbooks Reflect This?

Abstract: Because of the economic boom, the extensive use of English, and the vital process of acculturation, English is now used in South East Asia to communicate amongst South East Asians, to express sociocultural meanings. Hence English should not be treated as a foreign language and learners of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Toh Knon Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) 1997-01-01
Series:TEFLIN Journal
Online Access:http://journal.teflin.org/index.php/teflin/article/view/174