English and development : policy, pedagogy and globalization /

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This book investigates the relationship between English and personal and national development, as this is both discursively promoted (particularly through language policy) and practically realized in developing societies. It addresses the effects that the increased use of English and the promotion o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Erling, Elizabeth J., Seargeant, Philip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Multilingual Matters, ©2013.
Colección:Critical language and literacy studies.
Temas:
Language policy > English-speaking countries.
English language > Study and teaching.
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign countries.
English language > Globalization.
English language > Variation.
Language and languages > Political aspects.
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement.
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement > Pays étrangers.
Anglais (Langue) > Variation.
Langage et langues > Aspect politique.
EDUCATION.
Development studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Langues.
Mondialisation.
Aspects politiques.
Politique linguistique.
English language > Globalization
English language > Study and teaching
English language > Variation
Language and languages > Political aspects
Language policy
English-speaking countries
English as a lingua franca.
English language education.
English language teaching.
English-medium instruction.
cultural identity.
globalisation.
globalization.
international development.
language development.
language policies.
local language ecologies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. English, Development and Education: Charting the Tensions / Gibson Ferguson
  • 2. The Political Economy of English Language and Development: English vs. National and Local Languages in Developing Countries / Naz Rassool
  • 3. Political Perspectives on Language Policies and Development in Africa / Eddie Williams
  • 4. Grassroots Attitudes to English as a Language for International Development in Bangladesh / Philip Seargeant
  • 5. The Relationship between English-Medium Instruction and Examining and Social and Economic Development: A Sub-Saharan African Case Study / Federica Olivero
  • 6. Proficiency in English as a Key to Development? Helping Teachers to Help Learners to Succeed / Martin Wedell
  • 7. Constructing Local Voices through English as a Lingua Franca: A Study from Intercultural Development Discourse / Tom Bartlett
  • 8. Digital Literacy, HIV/AIDS Information and English Language Learners in Uganda / Daniel Ahimbisibwe
  • 9. Language Policy in Singapore: Singlish, National Development and Globalization / Lionel Wee
  • 10. English, Scientific Publishing and Participation in the Global Knowledge Economy / Mary Jane Curry
  • 11. Language in Economic Development: Is English Special and is Linguistic Fragmentation Bad? / Francois Grin.

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