Overview

One of the most pressing issues in contemporary European societies is the need to promote integration and social inclusion in the context of rapidly increasing migration. A particular challenge confronting national governments is how to accommodate speakers of an ever-increasing number of languages within what in most cases are still perceived as monolingual indigenous populations. This has given rise to public debates in many countries on controversial policies imposing a requirement of competence in a 'national' language and culture as a condition for acquiring citizenship. However, these debates are frequently conducted almost entirely at a national level within each state, with little if any attention paid to the broader European context. At the same time, further EU enlargement and the ongoing rise in the rate of migration into and across Europe suggest that the salience of these issues is likely to continue to grow. This volume offers a critical analysis of these debates and emerging discourses on integration and challenges the assumptions underlying the new 'language testing regimes'.

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Author:   Gabrielle Hogan-Brun (University of Bristol) ,  Clare Mar-Molinero (University of Southampton) ,  Patrick Stevenson (University of Southampton)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   33
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9789027206237

ISBN 10:   9027206236
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   20 March 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. List of appendices, tables and figures; 2. Notes on contributors; 3. Acknowledgements; 4. Testing regimes: Introducing cross-national perspectives on language, migration and citizenship (by Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle); 5. Fortress Europe?: Language policy regimes for immigration and citizenship (by Avermaet, Piet Van); 6. Language tests for immigrants: Why language? Why tests? Why citizenship? (by Shohamy, Elana); 7. Language, migration and citizenship: A case study on testing regimes in the Netherlands (by Extra, Guus); 8. Being English, speaking English: Extension to English language testing legislation and the future of multicultural Britain (by Blackledge, Adrian); 9. Language, citizenship and Europeanization: Unpacking the discourse of integration (by Horner, Kristine); 10. Local actors in promoting multilingualism (by Busch, Brigitta); 11. Language tests and social policy: A commentary (by McNamara, Tim F.); 12. Index

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