Power and Inequality in Language Education (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521468078 ISBN 13: 9780521468077

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

Synopsis

In Power and Inequality in Language Education, James W. Tollefson assembles the work of twelve scholars who explore the relationship between language policy, wealth, and power. Their original research demonstrates how language planning and education reflect existing inequities in the distribution of economic, political, and social power, and how language policy is used to obtain and maintain power. Articles examine such timely topics as the growth of official language movements, the role of language teachers in reinforcing social inequality, and misconceptions regarding how first vs. second language competence is related to financial success. Together the articles illustrate the broad impact of sociopolitical forces upon language education, and underscore the need for language teachers and applied linguists to consider these forces in their work.

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Book Description

Written for applied linguists, language planners, and language educators, this collection explores the relationship between language policy, wealth, and power. Articles describe how language education reflects social, economic, and political inequities, and how language policy is used to maintain power.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0521468078
• ISBN 13: 9780521468077
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 222
• Editor: Tollefson James W.