Language policy in schools : a resource for teachers and administrators

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Language policy in schools : a resource for teachers and administrators

David Corson

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Language Policy in Schools provides school administrators and teachers a practical approach for designing a language policy for their school and for dealing with the language issues that confront schools, particularly those operating in settings of linguistic and cultural diversity. It can be used as a text in teacher and administrator preparation programs, graduate programs, and in-service and professional development programs. Special features include: * a clear, jargon-free writing style that invites careful reading; * abundant examples that students of education everywhere can learn from--including samples of school language policies developed for real schools by real teacher-researchers; * questions at the end of each chapter to highlight key points and stimulate informed discussion among pre-service and experienced teachers and administrators; and * an up-to-date international and cross-cultural biography.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface. Language Policy in Schools. Critical Approaches to Language Planning for Social Justice. Fact Gathering for School Language Policies. Critical Policymaking. English as a First Language in the School Curriculum. Critical Language Awareness in School and Curriculum. ESL and Minority Languages in School and Curriculum. Concluding Summary: What a School Language Policy Might Contain.

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