What educational approaches best serve minority children? What policies, programmes & circumstances encourage or contribute to minority language maintenance? How do we make sense of the ecology of language development & socialization in non-traditional settings? And what is the relationship of language, learning & technology?
What educational approaches best serve minority children? What policies, programmes & circumstances encourage or contribute to minority language maint...
This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the global situation and the continuing evolution of the field and its relevance to language education around the world. Topics covered include nationalism and popular culture, style and identity, creole languages, critical language awareness, gender and ethnicity, multimodal literacies, classroom discourse, and ideologies and power. Whether considering the role of English as an international language or innovative initiatives in Indigenous language...
This book, addressed to experienced and novice language educators, provides an up-to-date overview of sociolinguistics, reflecting changes in the g...