Hindi is our ground, English is our sky : education, language, and social class in contemporary India /

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A sea change has occurred in the Indian economy in the last three decades, spurring the desire to learn English. Most scholars and media venues have focused on English exclusively for its ties to processes of globalization and the rise of new employment opportunities. The pursuit of class mobility,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: LaDousa, Chaise (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Subjects:
Education > Social aspects > India.
Language and education > India.
Language policy > India.
English language > Study and teaching > India.
Social classes > India.
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement > Inde.
Classes sociales > Inde.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
EDUCATION > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
Education > Social aspects.
English language > Study and teaching.
Language and education.
Language policy.
Social classes.
India.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • On mother and other tongues: language ideology, inequality, and contradiction
  • Disparate markets: the uneven resonance of language-medium schooling in the nation
  • Advertising in the periphery: modes of communication and the production of school value
  • An alter voice: questioning the inevitability of the language-medium divide
  • In and out of the classroom: a focus on English.

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