[lg policy] Successful public defence of PhD dissertation on language planning and policy

[Ayaz Ahmed]

Hi,
I defended my research dissertation, "Role of English in Afghan language
policy planning with its impact on national integration (2001-21010)" at
University of Peshawar. This work completed in 10 years. Here, I am sharing
the abstract with experts and interested persons. Looking forward to
feedback and collaboration. email: ayazmardan at gmail.com
ABSTRACT



Title: Role of English in Afghan Language Policy Planning with its Impact
on National Integration (2001-2010)

This study overviews the role of English in Afghan Language Policy Planning
(LPP) and its impact on national integration. It asks, can LPP play a role
in national integration? It addresses this question in the context of
Afghanistan and finds: integrative and disintegrative elements in LPP, the
role of English LPP in national integration and LPP proposals intended to
promote national integration. Afghan policy documents and
questionnaire-based data are overviewed, using a theoretical construct.
This construct links LPP based exclusion to instability and negative
integration (disintegration) and links LPP based inclusion to stability and
positive integration in a nation-state. This study establishes
positive/negative role of LPP in national integration of Afghanistan. It
finds domination and exclusion as causal elements of negative integration.
It also finds cooperative sharing of power and inclusion as causal elements
of positive national integration. The overview of Afghan LPP in the
twentieth century highlights the positive integration of Dari and Pushto
speakers and negative integration of the speakers of other languages such
as Hazargai and Uzbeki. Further, Pushto only LPP produced negative
integration as it excluded minority languages from the domains of
government and education. English language plays both positive and negative
integrative roles in domains of government, education, economy, media, and
social change. Positive integration of urban elite happens as easy access
to English language learning resources exists for them, and it is offset by
negative integration of a significant part of rural population who remain
excluded from such opportunities. The contrary roles of English language in
urban and rural areas associate it with inequalities, requiring proper
intervention. It is proposed that political inclusion and promotion of
language rights along inclusiveness in English language learning and
resulting socioeconomic opportunities would promote positive integration in
Afghanistan.



-- 
*Ayaz Ahmad*
*PhD (University of Peshawar)*
Lecturer,
Department of English,
Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan.
Cell Phone: +92-334-8432207
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