Decolonisation, Globalisation : Language-in-education Policy And Practice

Lin, Angel (EDT); Martin, Peter W. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1853598240 / ISBN 13: 9781853598241

Published by Multilingual Matters, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decolonisation, Globalisation : Language-in-education Policy And Practice
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853598240
• ISBN 13: 9781853598241
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume brings together scholars from around the world to juxtapose the voices of classroom participants alongside the voices of ruling elites with the aim of critically linking language policy issues with classroom practice in a range of contexts. The volume is suitable for postgraduate students, researchers and educators in a range of areas.

About the Authors

Angel M.Y. Lin is Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Plurilingual and Intercultural Education in the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Canada. She is well-respected for her interdisciplinary research in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), classroom interaction analysis, bilingual and multilingual education, academic literacies, and language policy and planning in postcolonial contexts. She has published over 90 research articles and six research books including Language Across the Curriculum & CLIL in English as an Additional Language (EAL) Contexts.

Peter Martin is Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for English Language Teacher Education and Applied Linguistics in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. His research interests include bilingualism, bilingual education, language education, classroom discourse and language shift.