University of Isfahan Applied Research on English Language 2252-0198 2 1 2013 02 01 Language planning 1 12 15459 10.22108/are.2013.15459 EN Robert B. Kaplan University of Southern California, USA Journal Article 2013 01 05 Language planning, in one way or another, is as old as human civilization. Every time that one <br />polity  invaded  the  territory  of  another,  the  language  of  the  conqueror  was  imposed  on  the <br />conquered. The Romans imposed their language across the civilized world as they  knew it. In <br />the  21st  century,  the  practice  of  language  planning  has  become  increasingly  sophisticated. <br />English, as the result of a series of fortuitous accidents has become the international language <br />serving  many  activities.  At  the  same  time,  it  has  led  to  an  explosion  in  English  language <br />teaching, an activity also not based on wise decisions or wise planning.  https://are.ui.ac.ir/article_15459_ad0c320543461e803b5af03808cc103a.pdf