Overview

This volume covers basic fields of Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language; both macro- and micro-domains are presented in the fields of language teaching, minority languages, and problems of language acquisition as well as practical issues of curricula planning and textbook writing. The most prominent scholars in these fields provide extensive descriptions of the important literature, and of the basic questions in the respective domains, as well as examples of ongoing research, and discuss future possible developments in these fields. This book addresses students and active scholars in the social sciences as well as public officials in education, language teachers and textbook writers, therefore both theoreticians and practitioners.

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Author:   Ruth Wodak ,  P. Corson
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1997 ed.
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9780792349280

ISBN 10:   0792349288
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   31 May 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Theoretical Issues.- 1. Language Attitudes and Educational Policy.- 2. Language Planning and Education.- 3. Critical Applied Linguistics and Education.- 4. Linguistic Discrimination in Educational Contexts.- 5. Power and Teacher-Administrator Discourse.- Section 2: Minorities and Education.- 6. Human Rights and Language Policy in Education.- 7. International Law and Education in a Minority Language.- 8. Language Policies for Indigenous Peoples.- 9. National Sign Languages and Language Policies.- 10. Non-Standard Varieties and Educational Policy.- Section 3: Specific Areas.- 11. Language Policies for a Multicultural Britain.- 12. Language Policy and Education in Australia.- 13. Language Policy and Education in the United States.- 14. Language Policy and Education in Canada.- 15. Linguistic Policy and Education in Francophone Countries.- 16. Language Policy and Education in South Africa.- 17. Language and Education in the Indian Sub-continent.- 18. Language Policy and Education in New Zealand and the South Pacific.- Section 4: Practical and Empirical Issues.- 19. The Politics of English Language Teaching.- 20. Media in Education.- 21. Language Policy in Teacher Education.- 22. School Language Policies.- 23. Teaching Language and Power.- Name Index.- Tables of Contents other Volumes.

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