This book considers the issues globalization raises for second language learning and teaching in an economy where the linguistic skills of workers is becoming increasingly important. Editor(s): Block, David; Cameron, Deborah. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; JFFS; JNU; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2001. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Globalization and Language Teaching
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415242754
ISBN 13: 9780415242752
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This book considers the issues globalization raises for second language learning and teaching. Block and Cameron's collection shows how, in an economy based on services and information, the linguistic skills of workers becomes increasingly important. New technologies make possible new kinds of language teaching, and language becomes an economic commodity with a value in the global marketplace. This has implications for how and why people learn languages, and for which languages they learn. Drawing together the various strands of the globalization debate, this rich and varied collection of contributions explores issues such as: *The commodification of language(s) and language skills *The use of new media and new technologies in language learning and teaching *The effects of globalization on the language teaching industry *New forms of power and resistance.

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David Block is Lecturer in Languages in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Deborah Cameron is Professor of Languages in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London

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