The politics of language education : individuals and institutions / edited by J. Charles Alderson.
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TextSeries: New perspectives on language and educationPublisher: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo [NY] : Multilingual Matters, c2009Description: xi, 236 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9781847691439 (hbk : alk. paper); 1847691439 (hbk : alk. paper); 9781847691422 (pbk : alk. paper); 1847691420 (pbk : alk. paper); 9781847691446 (ebook); 1847691447 (ebook)Subject(s): Language and languages -- Study and teaching | Language policy | Language and languages -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 418.0071 LOC classification: P53.6128 | .P65 2009| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE) | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE) | 418.0071 ALD (Browse shelf) | Available | NIT-13307 |
Includes bibliographical references.
An overview / J. Charles Alderson -- Setting the scene / J. Charles Alderson -- Professional advice vs political imperatives / Alan Davies -- Micropolitical issues in ELT project implementation / Tom Hunter -- The politics of ELT projects in China / Ron Kerr -- Teaching immigrants the language of the host community : two object lessons in the need for continuous policy development / David Little and Barbara Lazenby Simpson -- The commercialisation of language provision at university / Glenn Fulcher -- The role of micropolitics in multinational, high-stakes language assessment systems / Mark Crossey -- Challenges and constraints in language test development / Gary Buck -- The politics of examination reform in Central Europe -- Karmen Pižorn and Edit Nagy -- Language educational policies within a European framework / Neus Figueras -- The micropolitics of research and publication / J. Charles Alderson.
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