Performative bilingual policy : An analysis of two Taiwanese White Papers on international education
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Li, Yu-Chih, Lingard, Bob, Reyes, Vicente and Sellar, Sam. (2023). Performative bilingual policy : An analysis of two Taiwanese White Papers on international education. Compare. 53(2), pp. 253-268. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1889359
Authors | Li, Yu-Chih, Lingard, Bob, Reyes, Vicente and Sellar, Sam |
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Abstract | In 2011, the Taiwanese Ministry of Education issued a policy on the internationalisation of schooling. The policy assumes that being ‘international’ has become necessary in order to maintain economic competitiveness in a globalising world. It was published in two languages: Mandarin, the official language in Taiwan, and English, presupposed as a lingua franca. Treating ‘policy as discourse’, the article analyses internationalism and its performativity through the publication and specific textual construction of this policy. The analysis considers the layout, target readerships, conceptual translation, and spatial representation and construction of ‘Chineseness’ in the two policy texts. This attempt at internationalisation is related to the very specific historical and geopolitical conditions of Taiwan and its liminal position in the globe. The significance of the article rests in expanding ideas of ‘translation’ in education policy studies and in the analysis of the specific geopolitics of East Asia. |
Keywords | Taiwan; translation; performative; postcolonialism; international education |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Compare |
Journal citation | 53 (2), pp. 253-268 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0305-7925 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1889359 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85104242344 |
Page range | 253-268 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Apr 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 27 Oct 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8wxx4/performative-bilingual-policy-an-analysis-of-two-taiwanese-white-papers-on-international-education
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