Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Rationales for Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems -- 2 Thailand: An Educational Paradox -- 3 South Korea: A Severe Case of 'English Fever' -- 4 Sri Lanka: Language Education and Peace- Building in Primary Schools -- 5 Equity and Multilingual Diversity in Primary School Language Teaching and Learning in Malaysia -- 6 Early Language Teaching and Learning in Ontario, Canada and Finland: Experiences of Bilingualism and Multilingualism -- 7 Rethinking Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems -- References -- Index