Open AccessChinese and Saudi English Language Education Policies: A World System Perspective
Author(s) -
Syed Md Golam Faruk
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
romanian journal of english studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2286-0428
pISSN - 1584-3734
DOI - 10.2478/rjes-2014-0030
Subject(s) - china , germanic languages , perspective (graphical) , linguistics , state (computer science) , political science , english language , sociology , philosophy , art , computer science , law , algorithm , german , visual arts
The paper contends that the English Language Education Policies (ELEP) of a state depend largely on its movement in Wallerstein’s world system. To test the hypothesis, ELEPs of China and Saudi Arabia are compared and found to be similar due to the states’ parallel journey in the world system