Class, mobility, and global English testing: a Japanese female student navigating a neoliberal world
Open Access
- 12 October 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Critical Inquiry in Language Studies
- p. 1-27
Abstract
Global tests of English such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) offer lucrative promises in an increasingly competitive, neoliberal world. For example, IELTS is described ...Keywords
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