New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language Policy

2001-04-12
New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language Policy

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  • Author: Robert L. Cooper
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9027298513
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 315

This formidable selection of papers reflects the psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic underpinnings of the interface between language and education. Following an introduction that positions the field of educational linguistics historically and conceptually, the volume presents 15 contributions by leading scholars that cover the four areas most central to the field: - Language teaching, language learning and literacy (Widdowson, Bialistok, Cohen & Allison); - Language testing (Bachman, Davies, and Shohamy); - Multilingualism, minority languages and language planning (Bratt-Paulston, Fishman, Lambert, Amara, de Bot & van Els); - Language policy (Clyne, Tucker, Donato & Murday, McNamara & Lo Bianco, and Hornberger). New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language Policy is published in honour of Bernard Dov Spolsky and reflects his impact on applied linguistics in general and educational linguistics in particular. The breadth and coverage makes this an indispensable title for future research in the field of educational linguistics.

New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language Policy

2001
New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language Policy

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  • Author: Robert Leon Cooper
  • Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
  • ISBN: 9789027225610
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 330

This formidable selection of papers reflects the psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic underpinnings of the interface between language and education. Following an introduction that positions the field of educational linguistics historically and conceptually, the volume presents 15 contributions by leading scholars that cover the four areas most central to the field: - Language teaching, language learning and literacy (Widdowson, Bialistok, Cohen & Allison); - Language testing (Bachman, Davies, and Shohamy); - Multilingualism, minority languages and language planning (Bratt-Paulston, Fishman, Lambert, Amara, de Bot & van Els); - Language policy (Clyne, Tucker, Donato & Murday, McNamara & Lo Bianco, and Hornberger). New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language Policy is published in honour of Bernard Dov Spolsky and reflects his impact on applied linguistics in general and educational linguistics in particular. The breadth and coverage makes this an indispensable title for future research in the field of educational linguistics.

New Perspectives on Translanguaging and Education

2017-05-16
New Perspectives on Translanguaging and Education

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  • Author: BethAnne Paulsrud
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783097833
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 214

This edited collection explores the immense potential of translanguaging in educational settings and highlights teachers and students negotiating language ideologies in their everyday communicative practices. It makes a significant contribution to scholarship on translanguaging and considers the need for pedagogy to reflect and embrace diversity. The chapters provide rich empirical research and document translanguaging in varied educational contexts, with studies from pre-school to adult education in different, mainly European, countries, where English is not the dominant language. Together they expand our understanding of translanguaging and how it can be applied to a variety of settings. This book will be of interest to students and researchers, especially in education, language education and applied linguistics, as well as to professionals and policymakers.

Language Education Programs

2023-09-19
Language Education Programs

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  • Author: Zia Tajeddin
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • ISBN: 3031387546
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 264

This book delves into the realm of effective language education programs, examining them from both macro and micro-policy-making perspectives. It unravels the distinguishing features of exemplary language programs and explores how these programs are implemented in diverse international contexts. The book comprehensively explores various facets of language education programs, encompassing well-crafted language education policies, robust curriculum and syllabus design, impactful teaching materials, effective approaches to English for specific purposes (ESP), English as a medium of instruction (EMI), content and language integrated learning (CLIL), and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)-informed instruction. The book also delves into fruitful school/institute-university partnerships, the judicious use of technology, strategies for teacher recruitment and professional development, as well as efficient policies for learner assessment, among other topics of significance. The contributions within this book are firmly grounded in data, incorporating findings from empirical studies. The insights provided draw upon valuable data obtained from a range of diverse contexts in which effective language education programs have been implemented.

English as an International Language

2009-01-08
English as an International Language

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  • Author: Farzad Sharifian
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1847698603
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304

The rapid global spread of the English language has serious linguistic, ideological, socio-cultural, political, and pedagogical implications as it creates both positive interactions and negative tensions between global and local forces. Accordingly, debate about issues such as the native/non-native divide, the politics of an international language, communication in a Lingua Franca, the choice of a model for ELT, and the link between English and identity(ies) has stimulated scholarly inquiry in an unprecedented way. The chapters in this volume revisit, challenge, and expand upon established arguments and positions regarding the politics, policies, pedagogies, and practices of English as an international language, as well as its sociolinguistic and socio-psychological complexities.

Global Perspectives on Language Education Policies

2018-02-01
Global Perspectives on Language Education Policies

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  • Author: JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351610007
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 248

Presenting research on language policy and planning, with a special focus on educational contexts in which English plays a role, this book brings readers up-to-date on the latest developments in research, theory, and practice in a rapidly changing field. The diversity of authors, research settings, and related topics offers a sample of empirical studies across multiple language teaching and university contexts. The fifth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series, it features access to both new and previously unpublished research in chapters written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees and invited chapters by respected scholars in the field.

Challenges for Language Education and Policy

2014-09-15
Challenges for Language Education and Policy

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  • Author: Bernard Spolsky
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134658729
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 352

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

2013
Language Policies in Education

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  • Author: James W. Tollefson
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 0415894581
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 330

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.

New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language and Linguistics

2016-04
New Perspectives and Issues in Educational Language and Linguistics

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  • Author: Sammy B. Chumbow
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781781549865
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :

Honoring Richard Ruiz and his Work on Language Planning and Bilingual Education

2016-11-21
Honoring Richard Ruiz and his Work on Language Planning and Bilingual Education

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  • Author: Nancy H. Hornberger
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1783096713
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 454

Richard Ruiz has inspired generations of scholars in language planning and multilingual education with his unique orientations to language as a problem, a right and a resource. This volume attests to the far-reaching impact of his thinking and teaching, bringing together a selection of his published and unpublished writings on language planning orientations, bilingual and language minority education, language threat and endangerment, voice and empowerment, and even language fun, accompanied by contributions from colleagues and former students reflecting and expanding on Ruiz’ ground-breaking work. This book will be of great interest to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in language planning and multilingual education, Indigenous and minority education, as well as to junior and senior researchers in those fields.