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Eleanor Hildebrandt

Eleanor Hildebrandt received a 2015–16 J. William Fulbright grant to work as an English Teaching Assistant in Nepal. Her work is not vetted or endorsed by the Fulbright Commission nor the U.S. Department of State.

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Class & Inequality, Global Justice

Lost in Translation

Schools in Nepal increasingly use English as the language of instruction. But in the name of preparing them for a globalized world, non-mother-tongue education often fails the students it aims to help.

Eleanor Hildebrandt

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