Narrative Enquiry on Teachers' Experiences with English Language Assessment Practices in Nepal

Narrative Enquiry on Teachers' Experiences with English Language Assessment Practices in Nepal 1. Introduction With the rapidly growing status of English as the dominant global language, its influence has been shifting towards almost every corner of the world. This may be seen as a consequence of the world becoming increasingly interdependent due to globalization, a process that heightens the need for English language proficiency. This phenomenon has resulted in the spread of English into new areas of the world that would have been considered unlikely 100 years ago. Moreover, this spread of English has had effects in different global and local contexts, where the definitional boundaries of English have continuously been drawn and redrawn. In this respect, Asia, and Nepal, in particular, is at the forefront of the recent escalation of interest in English and is illustrative of the global impetus toward increased English language proficiency. Nepal aims at formally incorporating Englis…