ThePolitics of Language Education : : Individuals and Institutions /

ThePolitics of Language Education : : Individuals and Institutions / / ed. by Charles Alderson.

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Politics can be a very important influence on educational developments and their deployment. However, this volume is different from other volumes since it looks, not at the macropolitics and the ideological agendas of nations and multinational or global organisations, but rather focuses on micropoli...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
HerausgeberIn:
Alderson, Charles,
MitwirkendeR:
Alderson, J. Charles,
Buck, Gary,
Crossey, Mark,
Davies, Alan,
Figueras, Neus,
Fulcher, Glenn,
Hunter, Tom,
Kerr, Ron,
Little, David,
Nagy, Edit,
Pižorn, Karmen,
Simpson, Barbara Lazenby,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgement
  • Contributors
  • An Overview
  • 1. Setting the Scene
  • 2. Professional Advice vs Political Imperatives
  • 3. Micropolitical Issues in ELT Project Implementation
  • 4. The Politics of ELT Projects in China
  • 5. Teaching Immigrants the Language of the Host Community: Two Object Lessons in the Need for Continuous Policy Development
  • 6. The Commercialisation of Language Provision at University
  • 7. The Role of Micropolitics in Multinational, High-Stakes Language Assessment Systems
  • 8. Challenges and Constraints in Language Test Development
  • 9. The Politics of Examination Reform in Central Europe
  • 10. Language Educational Policies Within a European Framework
  • 11. The Micropolitics of Research and Publication

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