| Description |
173 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
British studies in applied linguistics ; v. 20 |
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British studies in applied linguistics ; 20
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| Contents |
1. Introduction / Constant Leung and Jennifer Jenkins -- 2. The devil in the kaleidoscope : can Europe speak with a single voice in many languages? / Arturo Tosi -- 3. Dealing with multilingualism in multicultural Europe : immigrant minority languages at home and school / Guus Extra -- 4. Prospects for linguistic diversity in Europe and beyond : views from a small island / Julia Sallabank -- 5. Figuring out the Englishisation of Europe / Robert Phillipson -- 6. Unity in diversity : English as a lingua franca for Europe / Juliane House -- 7. Data-driven learning in German for academic purposes : a corpus-based approach for specialist learners / Martina Mollering -- 8. Academic language development programme (widening participation) / Pascaline Scalone and Brian Street -- 9. Evaluating Europe : parameters of evaluation in the British press / Monika Bednarek -- 10. Use of language : a sign and cause of alienation / Natalie Braber |
| Summary |
"Europe is going through a period of sustained and extensive social, political and economic transition, with language playing a pivotal role in this complex process. The papers in this volume address key issues including: the nature and extent of multilingualism and multiculturalism; the role of English in the Europe Union; language, languages and democracy; and language and literacy development in emerging contexts."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Applied linguistics |
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Applied linguistics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
European Union.
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Multilingualism -- Europe.
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Cultural pluralism -- Europe.
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Language policy -- Europe.
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English language -- Political aspects -- Europe.
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004797
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| Author |
Leung, Constant, 1950-
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Jenkins, Jennifer, 1950-
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British Association for Applied Linguistics.
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| LC no. |
2006004274 |
| ISBN |
184553090X paperback |
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