Challenges for Language Education and Policy
Title | Challenges for Language Education and Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Spolsky |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2014-09-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1134658656 |
Addressing a wide range of issues in applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and multilingualism, this volume focuses on language users, the ‘people.’ Making creative connections between existing scholarship in language policy and contemporary theory and research in other social sciences, authors from around the world offer new critical perspectives for analyzing language phenomena and language theories, suggesting new meeting points among language users and language policy makers, norms, and traditions in diverse cultural, geographical, and historical contexts. Identifying and expanding on previously neglected aspects of language studies, the book is inspired by the work of Elana Shohamy, whose critical view and innovative work on a broad spectrum of key topics in applied linguistics has influenced many scholars in the field to think “out of the box” and to reconsider some basic commonly held understandings, specifically with regard to the impact of language and languaging on individual language users rather than on the masses.
Language Policies in Education
Title | Language Policies in Education PDF eBook |
Author | James W. Tollefson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0415894581 |
This new edition of takes a fresh look at enduring questions at the heart of fundamental debates about the role of schools in society, the links between education and employment, and conflicts between linguistic minorities and "mainstream" populations.
Language Policy
Title | Language Policy PDF eBook |
Author | William Eggington |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing |
Pages | 199 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9027221634 |
This work on language policy covers such topics as: language policy agendas; language policy-making in Britain in the 1990s; language policy in the USA; the case of Australia; developments in Canada; and social justice in the work of ESL teachers.
English Language Education in a Global World
Title | English Language Education in a Global World PDF eBook |
Author | Lap Tuen Wong |
Publisher | |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES |
ISBN | 9781634835206 |
With English becoming the world's foremost lingua franca, the pressure to improve English language education (ELE) has been steadily increasing. Consequently, the nature of ELE has changed drastically in the last decade. This has not only brought about a number of changes in the way English is taught and learnt, but it has also led to various innovative practices around the world. As a result, this edited book aims to shed light on the new theoretical and methodological developments in the field of ELE as well as the major issues and difficulties faced by practitioners in different parts of the globe. One very important variable that the book takes into account is the role that English already plays in a particular society since this may affect the views that teachers and students hold of the language. This in turn can significantly influence the way English is taught and learnt in given political, economic and socio-cultural settings. The purpose of this book is therefore to provide a comprehensive overview of the pedagogical methods, policies and problems that underlie English language education in ten different regions across the world, including: the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Japan, China and Hong Kong. In doing so, the different chapters in the book emphasize the importance of responding to linguistic and other forms of diversity in order to develop English language education in a globalized world. This book will be useful for teachers and students of English language, for English language curriculum and materials developers, and for those involved in educational policy-making and language acquisition research. Written by experts in the field, the range of content covered in the book's chapters will also help policy-makers, researchers and practitioners develop effective English language education practices and policies, and propose solutions to emerging issues in English language teaching and learning in different environments around the world. The newly-developed arguments and concerns pertaining to English language education will serve as future reference for professionals interested in this area of expertise.
Early Language Learning Policy in the 21st Century
Title | Early Language Learning Policy in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Subhan Zein |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 317 |
Release | 2021-09-22 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 3030762513 |
This volume analyses the policymaking, expectations, implementation, progress, and outcomes of early language learning in various education policy contexts worldwide. The contributors to the volume are international researchers specialising in language policy and early language learning and their contributions aim to advance scholarship on early language learning policies and inform policymaking at the global level. The languages considered include learning English as a second language in primary schools in Japan, Mexico, Serbia, Argentina, and Tanzania; Spanish language education in the US and Australia; Arabic as a second language in Israel and Bangladesh; Chinese in South America and Oceania; and finally, early German teaching and learning in France and the UK.
Challenges and Opportunities in Language Education
Title | Challenges and Opportunities in Language Education PDF eBook |
Author | Antoinette Camilleri |
Publisher | Council of Europe |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9287152748 |
This book is a reflective account of the work of the European Centre for Modern Languages, Graz, during its first medium-term programme, which lasted from 2000 to 2003.It presents some of the major current issues in language education that were dealt with during this programme and provides insight into the way the projects run by the ECML tried to address these issues and to develop practical, usable approaches to dealing with them.
English Language Education Policy in Asia
Title | English Language Education Policy in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2015-11-27 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 3319224646 |
This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.