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Encyclopedia of Language and Education

Language Policy and Political Issues in Education

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
  2. Theoretical Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xv-xv
    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
  3. Minorities and Education

    1. Front Matter

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

      • Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
      Pages 55-65
    3. Language Policies for Indigenous Peoples

      • David Corson
      Pages 77-87
    4. National Sign Languages and Language Policies

      • Jan Branson, Don Miller
      Pages 89-98
  4. Specific Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Language Policy and Education in Australia

      • Michael Clyne
      Pages 127-135
    3. Language Policy and Education in the United States

      • Thomas K. Ricento
      Pages 137-148
    4. Language Policy and Education in Canada

      • Barbara Burnaby
      Pages 149-158
    5. Linguistic Policy and Education in Francophone Countries

      • Sophie Babault, Claude Caitucoli
      Pages 159-167

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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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