English in East and South Asia in the post-Kachruvian era

This chapter revisits the voices of scholars who have contributed to this volume and how they have, through their research and scholarship in the field, shed light on present-day linguistic development, linguistic features and issues surrounding the use of English in their respective varieties, attempting to position English in East and South Asia within existing theoretical paradigms. A major observation in the past two decades is that English Language Education policy is an ongoing concern in East and South Asia. While the legitimacy of Chinese English is still in question, Yang et al. attempt to describe the educated variety documented in previous research, including their own. The use of English in China is restricted to limited domains, specifically, education, tourism, business and trade, though it is the default foreign language that is taught and learnt in this country. There is an imbalance between research on features of Expanding Circle and Outer Circle countries that needs to be redressed.