ENGLISH CURRICULUM ADAPTATION TO LOCAL (UZBEKISTAN) POPULATION: LANGUAGE POLICY PROPOSAL

This research paper presents language planning and policy proposal for Inha University in Tashkent (IUT) — amendments for the curriculum. It suggests modifications to the current English curriculum by adapting it to the needs of Uzbekistan context (university students) — considering their both linguistic and cultural peculiarities. Regarding research methods, both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to identify what the optimum approach should be. The investigation involved the collection of multiple stakeholders' opinions on the syllabus content and its effectiveness through a series of one-on-one interviews and an online questionnaire with the lecturers of the English language department, along with unstructured interviews with a few academic administration representatives. Eventually, an online questionnaire was conducted among the current students at this university. The research on existing literature was conducted to justify the credibility and feasibility of the proposal for future implementation. Providing that the language policy proposal is accepted by the university administration and encouraged for the launch of the trialling, this piloting process of the suggested curriculum is anticipated to require at least two or three full academic years for the present generation of students to go through all stages and modules, which can then demonstrate the effectiveness of its new module.

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