Title:
Language policy : dominant English, pluralist challenges / edited by William Eggington, Helen Wren.
Author:
Eggington, William.
Wren, Helen.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreward : palmam qui meruit ferat / Robert B. Kaplan -- Making a difference in language policy agendas / Helen Wren -- The English language metaphors we live by / William Eggington -- The grown-ups know best : language policy-making in Britain in the 1990s / Jill Bourne -- Language policy in the USA : national values, local loyalties, pragmatic pressures / Mary McGroarty -- English language-in-education policies in Canada / Alister Cumming -- English and pluralistic policies : the case of Australia / Joseph Lo Bianco -- Why are we waiting? Languages policy development in New Zealand / Roger Peddie -- Social justice in the work of ESL teachers / David Corson -- The roles and responsibilities of ESL teachers within national language policies / William Eggington.
Publisher:
J. Benjamins,
Publication Place:
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
ISBN:
1556195176 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9027221634
Subject:
Language policy -- English-speaking countries.
Language and languages -- Political aspects.
English language -- Political aspects.
Politique linguistique -- Pays anglophones.
Langage et langues -- Aspect politique.
Anglais (Langue) -- Aspect politique.
Inglâes -- Aspectos polâiticos.
Lenguaje e idiomas -- Aspectos polâiticos.
Contents:
Foreward : palmam qui meruit ferat / Robert B. Kaplan -- Making a difference in language policy agendas / Helen Wren -- The English language metaphors we live by / William Eggington -- The grown-ups know best : language policy-making in Britain in the 1990s / Jill Bourne -- Language policy in the USA : national values, local loyalties, pragmatic pressures / Mary McGroarty -- English language-in-education policies in Canada / Alister Cumming -- English and pluralistic policies : the case of Australia / Joseph Lo Bianco -- Why are we waiting? Languages policy development in New Zealand / Roger Peddie -- Social justice in the work of ESL teachers / David Corson -- The roles and responsibilities of ESL teachers within national language policies / William Eggington.
Physical Description:
xxvii, 170 p. ;
Publication Date:
c1997.
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