English in Post-Revolutionary Iran

Machine generated contents note:The Context --The Theoretical Debate --The Framework --The Purpose --The Design --The Organization --pt. 1Theoretical and Historical Perspectives --1. The Politics of Educational Transfers: Process, Causes and Agents --National Forces and Educational Transfers --Subnational Forces and Educational Transfers --Supranational Forces and Educational Transfers --Conclusion --2. The History of English in Iran (1836-1979) --English Under the Qajar Dynasty (1836-1925) --English Under the Pahlavis (1925-1979) --Conclusion --pt. 2English in Post-Revolutionary Iran (1979-Present) --3. The Revolutionary Period (1979-1988) --Introduction --Education and the Indigenization Movement --Resisting Linguistic Imperialism --Marginalization of Subnational Forces --The West, an Implicit Reference Society --Conclusion --4. The Period of Reconstruction and Privatization (1989-1997) --Introduction --The World Bank, a Reference Society --Implications of Policy Privatization Upon Education --English in the Period of Reconstruction and Privatization --Private English Language Institutes, Agents of Internationalization --Conclusion --5. The Period of Global Outlook (1997-2005) --Introduction --Partnership With Transnational Organizations --Transnational Education Model Production and the Expansion of English --The British Council, Another Reference Society --The Rise of Professional/Elite ELT Networks --The Expansion of Private Language Institutes --Conclusion --6. Returning to Revolutionary Roots (2005-Present) --Introduction --Education and the Re-indigenization Movement --Unfavorable Attitudes Towards the British Council --Unfavorable Attitudes Towards International Publishers --Private Language Institutes: Unfavorable Policies and Responses --Subtle Opposition at Universities --English Departments and ELT Materials --Low Research Output --State Ambivalence Towards English --Conclusion --7. Forces From Above, Forces From Below --Introduction --Forces From Above --Forces From Below.