2026
Language ideologies in language teaching
Green-Eneix, C., & Sah, P. K. (in press). In A. F. Selvi (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of critical applied linguistics and language education. Palgrave Macmillan.
Language ideology and uncertainty
Sah, P. K. (accepted). In A. Al-Hoorie & T. Gregersen (Eds.), The motivation of uncertainty. Applied Linguistics Press.
Multilingual and English language education in South Asia: Historical and future perspective
Sah, P. K., & Li, G. (2026). In J. Chi-Kin Lee (Ed.), Handbook of Asian educational innovation towards the futures of education (pp. 1–20). Springer Nature.
Translanguaging and assessment in English language learning in Pakistan: Exploring the affordances and challenges
Anbreen, T., & Sah, P. K. (2026). In S. Sultana & P. K. Sah (Eds.), Translingual practices in English language education in South Asia: Inclusivity and equity (pp. 165–186). Multilingual Matters.
Language shaming on social media in Nepal
Sharma, B. K., & Sah, P. K. (2026). In C. Tagg, K. Giaxoglou, & K. V. Lexander (Eds.), Routledge handbook of language and social media around the world (pp. 437–452). Routledge.
2025
School administrators’ agency in planning language of instruction: But for whom?
Sah, P. K. (2025). In S. A. Manan & A. Hajar (Eds.), Agency in multilingual education policy and planning in Asia (pp. 119–134). Routledge.
University teachers’ experiences of online testing in English-medium instruction programmes in Nepal
Rana, K., & Sah, P. K. (2025). In J. Pun, S. Curle, & P. K. Sah (Eds.), Assessment, testing, and evaluation in English-medium education from a global perspective (pp. 52–67). Multilingual Matters.
Foreword
Sah, P. K. (2025). In X. Qiu & R. Yuan (Eds.), English-medium instruction (EMI) pedagogy in disciplinary classrooms: Voices from the ground (pp. 1–4). Routledge.
English as a lingua franca and world Englishes in English language teaching
Mendoza, A., Sah, P. K., & Rajendram, S. (2025). In N. A. Nazari (Ed.), Empowering the English language teachers in a multipolar environment (pp. 193–211). Springer.
2024
Language, schooling, and inequalities for ethnic minority children: An ethnography of medium of instruction policy in Nepal’s public school
Sah, P. K. (2024). In R. A. Giri, A. Padwar, & M. M. N. Kabir (Eds.), Equity, social justice, and English medium of instruction: Case studies from Asia (pp. 96–106). Springer.
School as the agency of social reproduction: A case of medium of instruction policymaking for quasi-privatization in Nepal
Sah, P. K., & Li, G. (2024). In P. Downes, G. Li, L. Van Praag, & S. Lamb (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of equity and inclusion in education (pp. 219–231). Routledge.
2023
Policy development for English medium instruction at a Nepali university: Unpacking hidden motivations and agendas
Rana, K., & Sah, P. K. (2023). In P. K. Sah & F. Fang (Eds.), Policies, politics, and ideologies of English-medium instruction in Asian universities: Unsettling critical edges (pp. 48–62). Routledge.
2022
English medium instruction as neoliberalism endowment in Nepal’s higher education: Policy-shaping practices
Sah, P. K. (2022). In J. McKinley & N. Galloway (Eds.), English-medium instruction practices in higher education: International perspectives (pp. 71–83). Bloomsbury.
English as a medium of instruction, social stratification, and symbolic violence in Nepali schools: Untold stories of Madhesi children
Sah, P. K. (2022). In L. Adinolfi, U. Bhattacharya, & P. Phyak (Eds.), Multilingual education in South Asia: At the intersection between policy and practice (pp. 50–68). Routledge.
2021
Critical literacies in South Asia
Sah, P. K., & Phyak, P. (2021). In J. Z. Pandya, R. A. Mora, J. H. Alford, N. A. Golden, & R. S. de Roock (Eds.), The handbook of critical literacies (pp. 289–296). Routledge.
2020
Critical pedagogy for preservice teacher education in the US: An agenda for a plurilingual reality of superdiversity
Li, G., & Sah, P. K. (2020). In S. Steinberg & B. Down (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of critical pedagogies (pp. 884–898). SAGE Publications.
Immigrant and refugee language policies, programs, and practices in an era of change: Promises, contradictions, and possibilities
Li, G., & Sah, P. K. (2019). In S. J. Gold & S. J. Nawyn (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of migration studies (2nd ed., pp. 325–338). Routledge.
Education, English language, and girls’ development: Exploring gender-responsive policies and practices in Nepal
Upadhaya, A., & Sah, P. K. (2019). In S. Douglas, P. Kennett, R. Ingram, P. Dexter, & Y. Hutchinson (Eds.), Creating an inclusive school environment (pp. 105–114). British Council.