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Beneficiary voices in ELT development aid: ethics, epistemology and politics
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The CEFR as a national language policy in Vietnam: insights from a sociogenetic analysis
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Language choice in peer interactions and the role of peers in minority language maintenance : acase study from Vietnam
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Teaching English to the test: why does negative washback exist within secondary education in Bangladesh?
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English as a medium of instruction and the discursive construction of elite identity
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Test-takers’ perspectives on a global test of English: questions of fairness, justice and validity
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Economics of English: Examining the Demand for English Proficiency in the Vietnamese Job Market
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Language tests, linguistic gatekeeping and global mobility
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Language tests are increasingly being used as gatekeeping tools in a globalised world. This article examines the processes of linguistic gatekeeping by the use of language tests in the context of migration. We draw on half a dozen cases of test-takers of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test who applied for entry into Australia on student, work or residency visa. We argue that while test-using migration programmes in countries such as Australia may give the impression that language tests are required for diagnosis of applicants’ ‘linguistic health’ and certification of ‘linguistic immunity’, official demands of language test scores may also be only distantly related to their actual language ability. From test-takers’ perspectives, the processes of linguistic gatekeeping can be linked to profit-making, suggesting how neoliberalism relates to immigration. In a neoliberal policy context, migration desires can be capitalised by gatekeeping authorities for their education and labour markets; these authorities may also capitalise on gatekeeping mechanisms such as language tests and test scores as commodified policy artefacts. Policy concerns for migrants’ linguistic health may, then, be related to financial health of testing industries. The article contributes to our understanding of the relationships between language policy and globalisation by illustrating the linguistic management of global mobility in transnational migration.
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1203 Language and Linguistics; 3304 Education; 3310 Linguistics and Language; Education; Language and Linguistics; Linguistics and Language
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URL: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e06fc89
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Bilingualism as a resource: language attitudes of Vietnamese ethnic minority students
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The spread of private tutoring in English in developing societies: exploring students’ perceptions
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Subtractive schooling and identity: a case study of ethnic minority students in Vietnam
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Language choice, identity and social distance: ethnic minority students in Vietnam
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English-in-Education Policy and Planning in Bangladesh: A Critical Examination
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Globalization, English language policy, and teacher agency: focus on Asia
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"A fair go for all?' Australia's language-in-migration policy
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Foreign language policies in Asia and Australia in the Asian century
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