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Language Policy : Dominant English, Pluralist Challenges.
'Think globally, act locally' is the message of Language Policy: Dominant English, Pluralist Challenges. The book examines the impact of English in countries in which it is taken for granted -- Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA. It explores how the dominance of English i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- LANGUAGE POLICY DOMINANT ENGLISH, PLURALIST CHALLENGES; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; FOREWORD PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT; Introduction; Are the stated purposes viable?; Entry into the profession; The self-image of ESL/EFL teachers; Conclusion; References; INTRODUCTION; PART I. THE DOMINANCE OF ENGLISH AND NATIONAL LANGUAGE POLICIES: AN OVERVIEW; CHAPTER 1. MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LANGUAGE POLICY AGENDAS; Overview; 1. Thinking globally, acting locally; 2. Helping the TESOL teachers' association work for students.
- 3. Learning from the language policies and practices of other countriesThinking globally, acting locally: the teacher's role; Helping the TESOL teachers' association work for students; Learning from the language policies and practices of other countries; Where do we go from here?; References; CHAPTER 2. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE METAPHORS WE PLAN BY; Introduction; The impact of socially shared metaphors; English language related metaphors; Foundation metaphors; Expansion metaphors (17th
- mid-20th century); Contemporary metaphors (Mid-20th Century
- ); Conclusion: metaphor and policy; References.
- PART II. LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE-IN-EDUCATION POLICIES IN ENGLISH-DOMINANT NATIONSCHAPTER 3. "THE GROWN-UPS KNOW BEST": LANGUAGE POLICY-MAKING IN BRITAIN IN THE 1990s; Linguistic profile of the United Kingdom; Provision for languages in the UK; Changes after the 1988 Education Bill; The appropriation of English; Language planning in Britain today; Implications for bilingual and bi-dialectal pupils; Back to the basics; References; CHAPTER 4. LANGUAGE POLICY IN THE USA: NATIONAL VALUES, LOCAL LOYALTIES, PRAGMATIC PRESSURES; A definition and framework: no official, but multiple, informal policies.
- Educational governance: national or local?Regional and ethnic influences, historical and contemporary; Ideological and structural tensions; Bilingual education: new federal-local connections; Bilingualism for all: moves toward the mainstream; Instruction in other languages: lofty visions, local realities; Some final thoughts; References; CHAPTER 5. ENGLISH LANGUAGE-IN-EDUCATION POLICIES IN CANADA; Francophone learners of English in Québec; First Nations learners of English; Prevalent issues and recent developments; 1. Equity of access to language education.
- 2. Tensions between regional situations and differing levels of responsibility3. Relations of language education to other societal issues and cultural processes; 4. Maintenance of languages other than English or French; 5. Developing resources, research, theories, and facilitating structures; References; CHAPTER 6. ENGLISH AND PLURALISTIC POLICIES: THE CASE OF AUSTRALIA; Introduction; Overview of language planning in Australia; Language policies since the 1960s; Debates and issues on language policy today; English; Australian English; Aboriginal English; Conclusion; References.