The politics of language education [ individuals and institutions
This volume highlights the importance of micropolitics in shaping language education policy, development and projects. Chapters discuss background theory to understanding micropolitics, issues surrounding the research and publication of political behaviour by individuals and institutions, and more
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol, UK.;Buffalo NY. :
Multilingual Matters ,
c2009
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| Series: | New perspectives on language and education
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| Online Access: | NetLibrary |
Table of Contents:
- 1. An overview
- 2. Setting the scene
- 3. Professional advice vs political imperatives
- 4. Micropolitical issues in ELT project implementation
- 5. The politics of ELT projects in China
- 6. Teaching immigrants the language of the host community : two object lessons in the need for continuous policy development
- 7. The commercialisation of language provision at university
- 8. The role of micropolitics in multinational, high-stakes language assessment systems
- 9. Challenges and constraints in language test development
- 10. The politics of examination reform in Central Europe
- 11. Karmen Pizorn and Edit Nagy
- 12. Language educational policies within a European framework
- 13. The micropolitics of research and publication