Book Description
This book addresses many of the issues facing language teachers, researchers and policy makers in a world where languages are becoming extinct at an alarming rate and are frequently the focus for dispute and conflict.
Author : Tina Hickey
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853593154
This book addresses many of the issues facing language teachers, researchers and policy makers in a world where languages are becoming extinct at an alarming rate and are frequently the focus for dispute and conflict.
Author : Azra Ahmed
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 10,48 MB
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1443867047
A novel ELT resource for language specialists and teachers across the world, this selection of papers is a collection of the most compelling and innovative ideas presented at a seminar hosted by the Centre of English Language, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, in January 2011, entitled ‘ELT in a Changing World: Innovative Approaches to New Challenges’. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which is ‘Global change and language learning’. This section offers a guided tour of language teaching evolution, highlighting the merits of enhanced language awareness, self-immersive and input/output-based learning, and innovative pedagogical interventions. Section Two, ‘Developments in Second Language theory and practice in Pakistan’, reveals the findings of the latest research conducted in Pakistan on language policy scholarship, the development of traditional and e-learning environments, the relationship between language learning and immigration opportunities, and the impact of language ideologies on individual identities. Section Three, ‘Learning innovations’, discusses the need for change and fresh approaches to English language education, and highlights the efforts made within the context of Pakistan to ensure the successful implementation of holistic, needs-based and socially driven curricula. Highly readable and virtually jargon free, the book will prove to be an excellent resource for those seeking up-to-date information on the teaching of English in Pakistan and other related parts of the developing world today.
Author : Emanuel Alvarez-Sandoval
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 2005-06
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0595348211
"This study showed the attitudes of a selected group of Hispanic-American and Caucasian-American high school students toward the importance of learning a foreign language and toward high school exchange programs"--Page 80.
Author : Django Paris
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 12,64 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807775703
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies raises fundamental questions about the purpose of schooling in changing societies. Bringing together an intergenerational group of prominent educators and researchers, this volume engages and extends the concept of culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP)—teaching that perpetuates and fosters linguistic, literate, and cultural pluralism as part of schooling for positive social transformation. The authors propose that schooling should be a site for sustaining the cultural practices of communities of color, rather than eradicating them. Chapters present theoretically grounded examples of how educators and scholars can support Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, South African, and immigrant students as part of a collective movement towards educational justice in a changing world. Book Features: A definitive resource on culturally sustaining pedagogies, including what they look like in the classroom and how they differ from deficit-model approaches.Examples of teaching that sustain the languages, literacies, and cultural practices of students and communities of color.Contributions from the founders of such lasting educational frameworks as culturally relevant pedagogy, funds of knowledge, cultural modeling, and third space. Contributors: H. Samy Alim, Mary Bucholtz, Dolores Inés Casillas, Michael Domínguez, Nelson Flores, Norma Gonzalez, Kris D. Gutiérrez, Adam Haupt, Amanda Holmes, Jason G. Irizarry, Patrick Johnson, Valerie Kinloch, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Carol D. Lee, Stacey J. Lee, Tiffany S. Lee, Jin Sook Lee, Teresa L. McCarty, Django Paris, Courtney Peña, Jonathan Rosa, Timothy J. San Pedro, Daniel Walsh, Casey Wong “All teachers committed to justice and equity in our schools and society will cherish this book.” —Sonia Nieto, professor emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst “This book is for educators who are unafraid of using education to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable.” —Pedro Noguera, University of California, Los Angeles “This book calls for deep, effective practices and understanding that centers on our youths’ assets.” —Prudence L. Carter, dean, Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley
Author : Florian Coulmas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 35,37 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0198791100
This book offers an introduction to the many facets of multilingualism in a changing world. It begins with an overview of the multiplicity of human languages and their geographic distribution, before moving on to the key question of what multilingualism actually is and what is understood by terms such as 'mother tongue', 'native speaker', and 'speech community'. In the chapters that follow, Florian Coulmas systematically explores multilingualism with respect to the individual, institutions, cities, nations, and cyberspace. In each of these domains, the dynamics of language choice are undergoing changes as a result of economic, political, and cultural forces. Against this background, two chapters discuss the effects of linguistic diversity on the integration and separation of language and society, before a final chapter describes and assesses research methods for investigating multilingualism. Each chapter concludes with problems and questions for discussion, which place the topic in a real-world context. The book explores where, when, and why multilingualism came to be regarded as a problem, and why it presents a serious challenge for linguistic theory today. It provides the basic tools to analyse different kinds of multilingualism at both the individual and society level, and will be of interest to students of linguistics, sociology, education, and communication studies.
Author : Rod Bolitho
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 12,17 MB
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1788927877
This book considers the importance of language education in a rapidly changing world. The authors look at language education from different perspectives: the teaching and learning of foreign or second languages; the role of literacy, oracy and language across the curriculum; the part played by different stakeholders in educational policy; and the current state of language teacher education and the ways in which language is addressed in the education of teachers of all subjects. Drawing on their extensive experience of language education, and on case studies and data from around the world, the authors consider how a different approach to language in education might help students to develop the language awareness and linguistic and communicative competences they need in order to participate fully and confidently in our increasingly diverse societies.
Author : Stanley D. Brunn
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 29,37 MB
Release : 2023-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3031181468
This book addresses the changing contemporary language worlds in three major contexts. It first discusses how the language landscape maps of cities are changing as a result of increased migration, globalization and global media. These features are evident in place names and place name changes as well as the densities and frequencies of language spoken and used in texts. The second section discusses how the state itself is responding to both indigenous and heritage groups desiring to be included and represented in the state’s political landscapes and also expressions of art and culture. In the third section, the authors address a number of cutting-edge theses that are emerging in the linguistic geography and political words. These include the importance of gender, anthropogenetic discourse, the preservation of endangered languages and challenges to a state’s official language policy. Through including authors from nine different countries, who are writing about issues in twelve countries and their overlapping interests in language mapping, language usage and policy and visual representations, this book provides inspiring research into future topics at local, national, regional and international scales.
Author : Rodney H. Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 34,78 MB
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1108498922
An accessible and entertaining textbook that introduces students to sociolinguistics in a real-world context, with issues they care about.
Author : Gabriela Trejo Pérez
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2024-08-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1036411273
In 2020, the world grappled with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a significant transformation in education. Students had to adapt to remote learning, and educators faced uncertainty in blending technology with teaching. This book showcases a selection of invaluable insights on these issues, and solutions for language educators and language learners worldwide. Whether you are a language teacher, researcher, technology developer, coordinator, student, or language enthusiast, this compilation has something to offer on both personal and professional levels. The book explores the strategies, experiences, and methodologies that defined language learning during a global crisis, and revisits a pivotal moment in education when language learning not only adapted but thrived, providing a roadmap for the future of education. This book is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and the limitless possibilities of language education.
Author : Asia Society
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 15,71 MB
Release : 2018-01-23
Category :
ISBN : 926428902X
This new publication sets forward the PISA framework for global competence developed by the OECD, which aligns closely with the definition developed by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society.