What is it about?
This chapter is about the language policy and education policy in Myanmar in the nation building process upon independence in 1948. It explains how nation building through the development and implementation of Myanmar, the language of the major ethnic group as the National Language and medium of instruction in multicultural, multi-ethnic and multilingual Myanmar have been considered by minor ethnic groups as forced assimilation.
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Why is it important?
An understanding of nation building through these policies will help the reader understand urgency of ceasefires between the state and ethic groups in Myanmar.
Perspectives
This nation building process in Myanmar together with other chapters in this book constitute a full picture of what these policies are, why and how these policies are developed and implemented and their consequences in Southeast Asian countries with the colonial past.
Dr KHIN KHIN AYE
Swinburne University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Language, Education and Nation-building in Myanmar, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1057/9781137455536.0013.
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