Gibson Ferguson

Language Planning and Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This wide-ranging introduction reveals the importance of language policy in relation to migration, globalization, cultural diversity, nation-building, education, and ethnic identity throughout several countries and continents.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780748612628
• ISBN-10: 0748612629
• Artikelnr.: 21543816

Autorenporträt

Gibson Ferguson is a Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Sheffield, where he convenes the MA programme in applied linguistics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Discipline of Language Planning: A Historical Overview
2. The Practice of Language Planning: An Overview of Key Concepts
3. Educational and Political Dimensions of Bilingual Education: The Case of The United States
4. Minority Languages and Language Revitalisation
5. The Global Spread of English: Cause, Agency, Effects and Policy Responses
6. New Englishes and Teaching Models: The Continuing Debate
7. Language Education Policy and the Medium Of Instruction Issue in Post-Colonial Africa.