Docs: English In The East: Part One 14 Feb 12 AND Part Two 21 Feb 12

Docs: English In The East: Part One 14 Feb 12

Tue, 14 Feb 12

Duration:
24 mins

English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future in rising South East Asia? In the first of two documentary programmes Jennifer Pak visits Malaysia and Singapore, two countries where colonial ties to the English language are loosening.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive

Docs: English In The East: Part Two 21 Feb 12

Mon, 20 Feb 12

Duration:
24 mins

English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future in rising South East Asia? In part two, Jennifer Pak visits Hanoi in Vietnam to look at how the country, with a French and Russian colonial history, is now adopting English in preference to Mandarin, despite the growing neighbouring Chinese economy.

SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive