Table of Contents

1. Dedication; 2. Preface; 3. Foreword (by Ostler, Nicholas); 4. Introduction; 5. The diversity of Asia-Pacific language ecologies (by Volker, Craig Alan); 6. Education, power and sociolinguistic mobility (by Anderson, Fred E.); 7. East Asia; 8. A Yami language teacher's journey in Taiwan (by Rau, D. Victoria); 9. Power and other issues in minority language education in China: The case of Bai in Northwestern Yunnan (by Ding, Picus Sizhi); 10. Forming a Korean identity in Japan: The role of a North Korea-affiliated school in the identity formation of three members of one family (by Noguchi, Mary Goebel); 11. Southeast Asia; 12. Patani Malay in Thai education (by Premsrirat, Suwilai); 13. Language in schooling in Timor-Leste (by Quinn, Marie); 14. Bidayuh as a subject at pre-school and primary levels: Moves towards a greater role for a Borneo indigenous language in the Malaysian education system (by McLellan, James); 15. Sustaining and maintaining a minority language: A case study of the place and use of Tamil in Singapore (by Shegar, Chitra); 16. Oceania; 17. UNESCO's action in culture and the importance of language maintenance in the Pacific (by Takahashi, Akatsuki); 18. State versus community approaches to language revival: The case of Wirangu at the Scotdesco community (South Australia) (by Monaghan, Paul); 19. Vernacular education in Papua New Guinea: Reform or deform? (by Volker, Craig Alan); 20. From despised jargon to language of education: Recent developments in the teaching of Norf'k (Norfolk Island, South Pacific) (by Muhlhausler, Peter); 21. Te Reo Maori - He Reo Kura? (Maori Language - A School Language?) (by Hohepa, Margie Kahukura); 22. A study of bilingual education using Samoan language in New Zealand (by Amituanai-Toloa, Meaola); 23. Index; 24. Authors