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1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics
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Edinburgh textbooks in applied linguistics.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) and index. |
Summary |
Offers a topical introduction to a resurgent academic discipline. This book explores the importance of language in issues of migration, globalisation, cultural diversity, nation-building, education and ethnic identity. It describes the emergence and evolution of language planning as an academic discipline. |
Contents |
Series Editors' Preface; Author's Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The discipline of language planning: a historical overview; Chapter 2: The practice of language planning: an overview of key concepts; Chapter 3: Educational and political dimensions of bilingual education: the case of the United States; Chapter 4: Minority languages and language revitalisation; Chapter 5: The global spread of English: cause, agency, effects and policy responses; Chapter 6: New Englishes and teaching models: the continuing debate. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Language planning.
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Language planning. |
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Communication in education.
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Communication in education. |
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Multicultural education.
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Multicultural education. |
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Minorities -- Education.
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Minorities -- Education. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ferguson, Gibson. Language planning and education. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006 0748612610 0748612629 (OCoLC)63184427 |
ISBN |
0748626581 (electronic book) |
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9780748626588 (electronic book) |
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9780748612611 (hardback) |
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9780748612628 (paperback) |
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0748612610 (hardback) |
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0748612629 (paperback) |
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