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A comprehensive advanced textbook, covering not only language learning imposed by economic or political agendas but also language choices entered into freely... 
Sociolinguistics | Language policy | History | Language planning

"Language politics in the new global era presents policymakers with significant ethical challenges. How should the reality of English as a global language... 
English language | Language policy | Social aspects | French language | Québec (Province) Languages | Québec (Province)-Languages | Language policy-Québec (Province) | French language-Social aspects-Québec (Province) | English language-Social aspects-Québec (Province)

"Language policy issues are imbued with a powerful symbolism that is often linked to questions of identity, with the suppression or failure to recognise and... 
Endangered languages | Sociolinguistics | Language planning | Language maintenance | Language policy | Language and culture | Language obsolescence | Language & Linguistics

This book provides an overview of language education in Malaysia, covering topics such as the evolution of the education system from pre-independence days to... 
Education and state | Language and education | Native language and education | Language policy | Language & Linguistics | Multilingualism | Language Policy and Planning | Bilingualism / ESL | Multicultural Education | Language and Education | Asian Education | Education Policy | Language policy - Malaysia

Language policy is all about choices. If you are bilingual or plurilingual, you have to choose which language to use. Even if you speak only one language, you... 
Language and languages | Sociolinguistics | Language policy | Variation | Language & Linguistics | Language and languages - Variation

Sociolinguistics | Language planning | Language and languages | Language policy | Language and culture | Political aspects | Intercultural communication

iIn Arabic in Israel, Muhammad Amara analyzes the status of Arabic following the creation of the State of Israel and documents its impact on the individual and... 
Hebrew language | Palestinian Arabs | Sociolinguistics | Influence on Arabic | Arabic language | Study and teaching | Languages | Language policy | Israel | Political aspects | Languages in contact | Middle East Linguistics | Middle East Language | Arabic (including dialects) | Middle East Politics

China LanguagesPolitical aspects | Language and languages | Study and teaching | Language and education | Language policy | History | Functionalism (Linguistics)

"Why some children being raised in multilingual environments use more of their minority language than others is an important question both for researchers and... 
Endangered languages | Language awareness in children | Language and education | Language maintenance | Multilingualism in children | Parent participation | Language acquisition | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General | Scottish Gaelic language | Language in families

As the most restrictive language policy context in the United States, Arizona's monolingual and prescriptive approach to teaching English learners continues to... 
Study and teaching | English language | Language policy | Foreign speakers | Education, Bilingual | State Policy | Educational Practices | Monolingualism | Educational Policy | English Language Learners | Language Teachers | Language Planning

English language | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics | Language and languages | Economic aspects | Arabian Peninsula Languages | Language policy | History

This text explores the linguistic ecology of the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India through the experiences and discourses of minority youth and their... 
Ecolinguistics | Sociolinguistics | Language and education | Sociolinguistics-India | Language and education-India | Minority Languages | Language Education | Language Policy and Planning | Asian Languages | Linguistics | Anthropology

The book provides a unique and broad look at the history, power, duality, and promise of Spanish and English in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands--Provided by... 
English language | Cultural assimilation | Indians of North America | Hegemony | Language policy | Spanish language | History | Political aspects

English language | Sociolinguistics | Variation | Africa, East Languages | Globalization

This cutting edge collection considers how the Japanese language functions as a key element of Japanese soft power in Asia. Within Japanese culture itself, the... 
Japan Social life and customs | Manners and customs | Asia | 2000-2099 | Japan | Japanese language | Study and teaching | Language policy | Social aspects | Linguistics | International Relations | Language Policy and Planning | Asian Culture | Asian Languages

In this book, Jennifer Jenkins, one of the leading proponents of English as a Lingua Franca, explores current academic English language policy in higher... 
English language | Language policy | Social aspects | Political aspects | Intercultural communication | ELT Background & Reference Material | World Englishes | English Language | Applied Linguistics