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This volume, containing 14 invited papers on foreign language policy were written by friends and colleagues of Theo van Els, in recognition of his contributions to the area of foreign-language teaching policy. Contributors include: Kees de bot, Peter Broeder, Herbert Christ, Geert Driessen, Guus Extra, Anne-Mieke Janssen-van Dieten, Richard Lambert, Leijn Melse, Maria Oud-de Glas, A. Renique, Kari Sajavaara, Elana Shohamy, Bernard Spolsky, Richard Tucker, Dirk Tuin, Gerard Westhoff, Bert Weltens, and Frans Wilhelm.

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Author:   Theo Bongaerts (University of Nijmegen) ,  Kees de Bot (University of Nijmegen)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9789027221643

ISBN 10:   9027221642
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   07 May 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Preface; 2. Foreign-Language Teaching Policy in the Netherlands 1800-1970: A Historical Outline (by Wilhelm, Frans); 3. The Task Force of the Dutch National Action Programme as an Instrument for Developing and Implementing Foreign-Language Policy (by Tuin, Dirk); 4. NAP as a Basis for a Coherent FLT Policy (by Renique, A.J.E.G.); 5. The Difficulty of Spanish for Dutch Learners (by Oud-de Glas, Maria); 6. Changing Target - Changing Tests (by Melse, Leijn); 7. Horizon Taal and Language Planning in the United States (by Lambert, Richard D.); 8. Developing a Language-Competent American Society: Implications of the English-Only Movement (by Tucker, G. Richard); 9. Planning Foreign-Language Education: An Israeli Perspective (by Spolsky, Bernard); 10. Implementation of Foreign-Language Policy in Finland (by Sajavaara, Kari); 11. Foreign-Language Policy form the Grass Roots (by Christ, Herbert); 12. Multilingualism in the Netherlands? (by Bot, Kees de); 13. Minority Groups and Minority Languages in the Netherlands: Empirical Facts and Educational Policy (by Broeder, Peter); 14. From Mother Tongue to Foreign Language: Prospects for Minority-Language Education in the Netherlands (by Driessen, Geert); 15. Adult Second-Language Policy in the Netherlands: Some Considerations (by Janssen-van Dieten, Anne-Mieke); 16. Index

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This book constitutes essential reading for all those interested in language policy. -- Jan Hulstijn, Free University of Amsterdam

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