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| author |
Shaylyn MacKinnon
| | title |
The Language of Peace?: Understanding the Impact of Peace Corps English Language Education on Developing Economies
| | abstract |
Following the implementation of the United Nations' 2015 Sustainable Development
Goals, the international community has increasingly prioritized ensuring the development
of emerging nation states, especially through the actions of governmental and
non-governmental bodies. While the majority of these programs focus on protecting and
increasing quality of life through health aid or financial aid, there lacks a unified
discussion around how foreign language education may impact these developmental
goals. Certain development-focused organizations like the United States Peace Corps
have been invited into developing nations for decades under the premise that by
providing English language education volunteers, the recipient population would gain a
skill set that would increase their capacity for economic advancement and involvement in
the international community. So the question arises: Is English language education an
effective tool for economic development in developing countries? The goal of this thesis
is to understand that question. First by dissecting what economic development means,
then by looking at why English is considered a tool for development, and finally by
analyzing the impact of English language education programs of the U.S. Peace Corps on
developing nations in terms of economic and social development indicators.
| | school |
The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University
| | degree |
B.A. (2019)
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| advisor |
Carlos Yordan
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| committee |
Jason Jordon
Monica Cantero-Exojo
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| full text | SMacKinnon.pdf |
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