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Language Planning from Practice to Theory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 420

Language Planning from Practice to Theory

Language Planning from Practice to Theory examines and reviews the field of language policy and planning. In the first section of the book language policy and planning definitions, current practices, goals and ways of thinking are discussed as a foundation for understanding current practice in the discipline. The central elements of language policy and planning practice are then described from two perspectives. In the second section, the methodology for collecting language planning data is outlined and the key cross-societal issues of language-in-education planning, literacy and economics in language planning are discussed. In the third section, case studies related to language and power, bi...

Language Planning and Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 282

Language Planning and Policy

While literacy has always been central to language planning work, there are fewer studies which focus primarily on literacy as a language planning activity. This volume investigates the complex issues and social and political pressures relating to literacy in a variety of language planning contexts around the world.

The Economics of Language Policy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 515

The Economics of Language Policy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-09-30
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  • Publisher: MIT Press

Insights from the application of economic theories and research methods to the management of linguistic diversity in an era of globalization. In an era of globalization, issues of language diversity have economic and political implications. Transnational labor mobility, trade, social inclusion of migrants, democracy in multilingual countries, and companies' international competitiveness all have a linguistic dimension; yet economists in general do not include language as a variable in their research. This volume demonstrates that the application of rigorous economic theories and research methods to issues of language policy yields valuable insights. The contributors offer both theoretical an...

Consequences of Contact
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 245

Consequences of Contact

The essays in this volume demonstrate that language and linguistic practices are linked to changing changing consciousness of self and community through notions of agency, morality, affect, authority, and authenticity.

Language Planning and Policy in Europe
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 330

Language Planning and Policy in Europe

This text covers the language situation in Hungary, Finland, and Sweden explaining linguistic diversity, historical and political contexts, including language-in-education planning; and the roles of the media, of religion, and of minority and migrant languages. The authors have been participants in the language planning context in these polities.

Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1863

Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-03-23
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This landmark volume provides a broad-based, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning. Fifty-seven chapters are organized in eight thematic sections: *social contexts of second language learning; *research methodologies in second-language learning, acquisition, and teaching; *contributions of applied linguistics to the teaching and learning of second language skills; *second language processes and development; *teaching methods and curricula; *issues in second or foreign language testing and assessment; *identity, culture, and critical pedagogy in second language teaching and learning; and *important considerations in language planning and policies. The Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning is intended for researchers, practitioners, graduate students, and faculty in teacher education and applied linguistics programs; teachers; teacher trainers; teacher trainees; curriculum and material developers; and all other professionals in the field of second language teaching and learning.

Sociolinguistics from the Periphery
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 247

Sociolinguistics from the Periphery

This book offers a fascinating new perspective on language, boundaries, and speakers' impact on individuals' capital and opportunities.

Directions in Applied Linguistics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 348

Directions in Applied Linguistics

The essays and research papers in this collection explore current issues in Language Education, English for Academic Purposes, Contrastive Discourse Analysis, and Language Policy and Planning, and outline promising directions for theory and practice in applied linguistics. The collection also honours the life-long contribution of Robert B. Kaplan to the field.

Language Planning for Medium of Instruction in Asia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 219

Language Planning for Medium of Instruction in Asia

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-10-16
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  • Publisher: Routledge

This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in Asian polities including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The chapters provide an informed understanding of the context, process, actors, goals and outcomes of medium of instruction policies from a language policy and planning perspective. The volume has an emphasis on the exploration of medium of instruction in action which brings into focus the perspectives of micro policy enactors including teachers, students, and parents in the local context, generating crucial empirical insights. This critical analysis of the...

Thinking, the Expanding Frontier
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 324

Thinking, the Expanding Frontier

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