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The Routledge International Handbook of English Language Education in Indonesia
Author(s): Subhan Zein (Editor), Fuad Abdul Hamied (Editor)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: October 27, 2025
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 652 pages
- ISBN-10: 1032506164
- ISBN-13: 9781032506166
Book Description
This handbook is a landmark volume offering an unparalleled exploration of English language education in the world’s largest archipelagic nation. Home to over 17,000 islands and more than 600 ethnolinguistic groups, Indonesia has an extraordinary linguistic and cultural diversity making up a unique context for English language education. With the growing prominence of Indonesia’s superdiversity, this comprehensive resource on English language education in the country is timely.
This handbook assembles cutting-edge research reviews from a diverse group of contributors, both Indonesian and international. It investigates key themes across six major areas: history and policy; curriculum and assessment; pedagogy; teacher education; English in the education system; and innovative approaches to the English language, teaching, and research. With perspectives ranging from historical and sociolinguistic to pedagogical and ideological, the chapters provide a multidimensional understanding of the complexities and opportunities shaping English language education in Indonesia.
An essential resource for academics, policymakers, teachers, and students, this volume not only captures the dynamism of English education in Indonesia but also charts pathways for future scholarship, practice, and policymaking. It serves as a critical reference for anyone seeking to understand and contribute to the evolving landscape of English language education in the nation.
Chapters 27, 29, 37 and 38 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This handbook project is absolutely impressive. It is an amazing collection on English language teaching and learning in Indonesia, consisting of 40 chapters contributed by scholars and administrators working both internationally and locally. The volume is a wonderful showcase that illustrates the complex and exciting landscape of English language teaching and learning in multilingual and multicultural contexts within the country, and it serves as a pioneering work that amplifies voices from the Global South."
Yuko Goto Butler, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA
"The handbook is the very first comprehensive authoritative academic text on the topic in the world’s fourth most populous country. It provides crucial background knowledge and critical insights for readers who are interested in learning more about English language education in Indonesia. The diversity of views and approaches captured in the handbook define the basis for future research scholarship on the learning and teaching of English language in Indonesia for years to come. It is also exciting to see this great line-up of contributors whose contributions enrich our understanding of critical issues to do with English language education in this culturally, linguistically diverse nation."
Xuesong (Andy) Gao, Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia
"Given the meteoric rise of interest in acquiring English in Indonesia, this much-needed handbook provides a comprehensive account of the origins of English language education in this country, its current state, and where it is headed. Readers will find the compilation of chapters by renowned scholars based in Indonesia and overseas to be a timely and helpful contribution. I strongly recommend this important resource to colleagues seeking an overview of English language-in-education policy and practice in a country that is fast becoming an important node in the global educational landscape."
Peter De Costa, Professor, Michigan State University, USA
About the Author
Subhan Zein (PhD, Australian National University) is Professor at Sunway University, Malaysia, and Visiting Professor at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Indonesia. He is Routledge AsiaTEFL Book Series Editor-in-Chief and two-time winner of Australia’s Best Researcher Award in English Language and Literature.
Fuad Abdul Hamied is Professor Emeritus at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. He is Executive Director of the AsTEN Quality Assurance Agency and Editor-in-Chief of Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics.
