Language Policy
Hidden Agendas and New Approaches
Published on 2. May 2006
185 pages
978-1-134-33351-6 (ISBN)
Description
Policies concerning language use are increasingly tested in an age of frequent migration and cultural synthesis. With conflicting factors and changing political climates influencing the policy-makers, Elana Shohamy considers the effects that these policies have on the real people involved. Using examples from the US and UK, she shows how language policies are promoted and imposed, overtly and covertly, across different countries and in different contexts.
Concluding with arguments for a more democratic and open approach to language policy and planning, the final note is one of optimism, suggesting strategies for resistance to language attrition and ways to protect the linguistic rights of groups and individuals.
Concluding with arguments for a more democratic and open approach to language policy and planning, the final note is one of optimism, suggesting strategies for resistance to language attrition and ways to protect the linguistic rights of groups and individuals.
Reviews / Votes
'The book is a must in the reading list of all those who believe that we academics ought to pursue our vocation in the interests of the community at large that, after all, helps sustain the institutions that host us. It is a wake-up call to critical thinking and activism.' - Kanavillil Rajagopalan, State University at Campinas, BrazilMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
11 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 4 s/w Zeichnungen
4 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white
File size
2,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-33351-6 (9781134333516)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
12/2005
1st Edition
Routledge
€72.20
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Book
12/2005
1st Edition
Routledge
€206.10
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Elana Shohamy is a professor of Language Education, Tel Aviv University. Her previous publications include The Power of Tests, 2001.
Content
Part 1 Part I Language, manipulations, policy; Chapter 1 Expanding language; Chapter 2 Manipulating languages; Chapter 3 Expanding language policy; Part 2 Part II Mechanisms affecting de facto language policies; Chapter 4 Rules and regulations; Chapter 5 Language education policies; Chapter 6 Language tests; Chapter 7 Language in the public space; Part 3 Part III Consequences and reactions; Chapter 8 Consequences; Chapter 9 Reactions; Epilogue: Language as a free commodity; Bibliography; Index;
