1st Edition
The Handbook of English Language Education in Nepal Policies, Programs, and Prospects
This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore wide-ranging topics from applied linguistics, education, sociology, political science, and cultural studies. It presents a comprehensive overview of English language education since its importation to Nepal.
This volume covers English language education (ELE) politics and policy, theories and pedagogies, English as a medium of instruction, English teachers’ professional development, multilingualism and linguistic ecology, perspectives on equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as ELT and technology. Comprising scholarly discussions on emerging ELE issues in contemporary Nepal, the chapters explore various aspects of theoretical, and pedagogical considerations of ELE. While delving into the growing future of English in Nepal, it also presents analytical case studies of its controversial present and past practices. It sheds light on its development, shifting paradigms and present state of affairs, as well as the status of English in conjunction with the national language, Nepali and other Indigenous languages.
This book will be useful to students, researchers and teachers of education, linguistics, and teacher training institutions. It will be an essential read for those involved in English language education, applied linguistics, EIL/WE/ELF, ESL/TESOL/ELT and TEFL, as well as for teachers, teacher educators, teacher trainees and international aid organisations.
Ram Ashish Giri
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON ELE HISTORY, POLITICS AND POLICY
2. The Ideological Foundation of English Language Education in Nepal
Ram Ashish Giri
3. History Of (English) Language Education Policy in Nepal
Mohan Singh Saud
4. English language politics in Nepal: A socio-historical Perspective
Bhim Gautam
5. Language Policies and Practices in ELT Classrooms: A Critical Ethnography of Basic Schools at Local Government
Basanta Kandel
6. The English Language in The Nepali Linguistic Landscape
Prateet Baskota
Tikaram Poudel
7. Formative Assessment in English Language Teaching: An Advocacy for Consensual Peer-Observation
Bhawana Pokharel
PART II: PERSPECTIVES ON ENGLISH, MULTILINGUALISM, AND LINGUISTIC ECOLOGY
8. Toward an Enrooted Pedagogy: Exploration into the Ecology of English Language Teaching in Nepal
Guna Raj Nepal
9. Midway Approach to English Language (Education) and Literature in Nepal: A Decolonial Need
Haris C. Adhikari
10. The Emergence of Nepali English: Agency, Appropriation, and Assessment
Shankar Dewan
11. Fostering Language Proficiency through Literature: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities in Multilingual and Multicultural Classrooms
12. Role and Status of English in The Multilingual Situation of Nepal
Pitambar Paudel
13. Commonalities in Genocide and Linguicide in Nepal, Afghanistan and Turkey
Dinesh Kumar Yadav ‘Aastic’
PART III: PERSPECTIVES ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) IN ELE
14. Languishing Voices: Indigenous Views on Nepali and English Language Dominance
Karna Rana
Govinda Prasad Khanal
15. Raising Critical Intercultural Awareness in Prospective Teachers Through Literature: A Reference of English Language Education at Universities in Nepal
Jyoti Sigdel
Kamal Raj Devkota
Kamal Kumar Poudel
Binod Luitel
PART IV: PERSPECTIVES OF RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND TEACHER EDUCATION
16. Decolonizing English Language Teaching Curricula in Nepal’s Teacher Education: A Critical Exploration
Prem Prasad Poudel
17. Teaching ESL/EFL/ESOL Students Through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Mukti Thapaliya
18. Technology and English Language Education (ELE) Trends in Higher Education in Nepal
Ashok Sapkota
19. ICT use in English language classrooms in Nepalese schools
Sagun Shrestha
20. Afterword
Tirth Raj Khaniya
Biography
Ram Ashish Giri is an academic at Monash College/ Monash University English Language Centre, Melbourne. He teaches and researches issues related to ELICOS courses, TESOL, language testing, and language (education) policy. He has published articles, book chapters and edited books. His recent co-edited book entitled Functional Variations in English: Theoretical Concerns and Practical Challenges was published by Springer in 2020. His co-edited book English as a Medium of Instruction in South Asia, was published by Routledge in 2024. He is currently Editor-in-chief of the Journal of NELTA, Co-editor of TESL-EJ and a Member of the Editorial Board of ASIA TEFL.
Laxman Gnawali is a Professor and leads English language teacher education programmes at Kathmandu University, Nepal. With his first masters from Nepal, he taught English at primary, secondary and tertiary levels in rural and urban parts of Nepal for 15 years. After his second masters from the UK as a Hornby Scholar, he entered the field of teacher education. He contributed to the ELT Survey of Nepal, the Examination Reform Project, English Language Course Development for Teachers in South and East Asia and several other projects. He has published research papers and books/book chapters in the areas of language pedagogy, exploratory action research, ICT integration in Education, teacher professional development among others. Founding Editor of Journal of Education and Research published by Kathmandu University, currently he is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of NELTA. Laxman travels delivering sessions at ELT conferences, inspiring teachers for professional development through publications and network building.
