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Encyclopedia of Language and Education

Language Policy and Political Issues in Education

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Ruth Wodak

    1. Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Austria

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  2. David Corson

    1. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Language and Education (LANG, volume 1)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Theoretical Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xv-xv
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    2. Language Attitudes and Educational Policy

      • Herbert Christ
      Pages 1-11

    3. Language Planning and Education

      • Mark Fettes
      Pages 13-22

    4. Critical Applied Linguistics and Education

      • Alastair Pennycook
      Pages 23-31

    5. Linguistic Discrimination in Educational Contexts

      • John Baugh
      Pages 33-41

    6. Power and Teacher-Administrator Discourse

      • Duncan Waite
      Pages 43-52

  3. Minorities and Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Human Rights and Language Policy in Education

      • Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
      Pages 55-65

    3. International Law and Education in a Minority Language

      • W. K. Hastings
      Pages 67-76

    4. Language Policies for Indigenous Peoples

      • David Corson
      Pages 77-87

    5. National Sign Languages and Language Policies

      • Jan Branson, Don Miller
      Pages 89-98

    6. Non-Standard Varieties and Educational Policy

      • David Corson
      Pages 99-109

  4. Specific Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Language Policies for a Multicultural Britain

      • Naz Rassool
      Pages 113-126

    3. Language Policy and Education in Australia

      • Michael Clyne
      Pages 127-135

    4. Language Policy and Education in the United States

      • Thomas K. Ricento
      Pages 137-148

    5. Language Policy and Education in Canada

      • Barbara Burnaby
      Pages 149-158

    6. Linguistic Policy and Education in Francophone Countries

      • Sophie Babault, Claude Caitucoli
      Pages 159-167

    7. Language Policy and Education in South Africa

      • Ute Smit
      Pages 169-178
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  • Department of Linguistics, University of Vienna, Austria

    Ruth Wodak

  • The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada

    David Corson

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