Michael Byram taught languages in secondary school and adult education. At Durham University since 1980, now emeritus, he has researched the education of linguistic minorities and foreign language education. His most recent book is From Foreign Language Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship (Multilingual Matters) and he is the editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning.Lynne Parmenter is a Principal Lecturer in International Education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Until 2010, she spent 17 years teaching in schools and universities in Japan. Her main research interests are in global citizenship education and the negotiation of education policy and practice in the context of globalization.

• Series Editor’s PrefaceIntroduction - Michael Byram and Lynne ParmenterThe Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, Teaching, Assessment1. John Trim: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Background: A Case Study of Cultural Politics and Educational Influences Part 1: The CEFR in EuropeFrance2. Francis Goullier: Policy Perspectives from France 3. Veronique Castellotti: Academic Perspectives from France Germany4. Henny Rönneper: Policy Perspectives from Germany 5. Adelheid Hu: Academic Perspectives from GermanyBulgaria6. Maria Stoicheva: Policy Perspectives from Bulgaria 7. Maria Stoicheva and Pavlina Stefanova: Academic Perspectives from Bulgaria Poland8. Pawel Poszytek: Policy Perspectives from Poland 9. Hanna Komorowska: Academic Perspectives from Poland Commentary on the European Cases - Michael Byram and Lynne ParmenterPart 2: The CEFR beyond EuropeAmericaArgentina10. Melina Porto and Silvana Barboni: Policy Perspectives from Argentina 11. Melina Porto: Academic Perspectives from Argentina Colombia12. Beatriz Peña Dix and Anne-Marie de Mejía: Policy Perspectives from Colombia 13. Anne-Marie de Mejía: Academic Perspectives from Colombia USA14. Jacqueline Van Houten: Policy Perspectives from the USA 15. Heidi Byrnes: Academic Perspectives from the USA Asia-PacificChina16. Weicheng Zou: Perspectives from China Japan17. Masako Sugitani and Yuichi Tomita: Perspectives from Japan Taiwan18. Jessica Wu: Policy Perspectives from Taiwan 19. Hintat Cheung: Academic Perspectives from Taiwan New Zealand20. Glenda Koefoed: Policy Perspectives from New Zealand 21. Adèle Scott and Martin East: Academic Perspectives from New Zealand Commentary on Cases beyond Europe - Lynne Parmenter and Michael ByramConclusion - Lynne Parmenter and Michael Byram

Read either in its entirety or as a country-level reference, the succinct overviews of a range of historical and contemporary language policy contexts and their challenges is useful for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners alike. Overall, this edited book is an important academic contribution demonstrating how fundamental language education is to broader issues related to the globalisation of higher education and will hopefully be followed up with a second volume discussing these issues further.