Book review: South Asia: A place where policy and practice are incompatible

Abstract

With a focus on its examination of the persistent discrepancy between language policy and classroom practice throughout South Asia, this book review highlights Multilingual Education in South Asia: At the Intersection of Policy and Practice. The volume emphasizes translanguaging and culturally responsive pedagogy while illuminating how colonial legacies inequality and the nuanced role of English impact multilingual education through regional case studies. Additionally, it provides comparative analysis for linguistically heterogeneous settings, like Indonesia promoting socially equitable and contextually aware teaching methods.