Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Ecology of Language

Encyclopedia of Language and Education Volume 9

  • Book
  • © 2010

Overview

Editors:
  1. Angela Creese

    1. School of Education, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Peter Martin

    1. University of East London, London, United Kingdom

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Nancy H. Hornberger

    1. University of Pennsylvania Language in Education Division, Philadelphia, USA

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Truly global coverage of language and education
  • Necessary reference for every university and college library topic
  • Essential research on ecology of language
  • The text of each review is followed by a reference list containing about 30 key references mentioned in the text

Buy print copy

Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Keywords

  • Bi/multilingual
  • Discourse
  • Language policy
  • Multilingual language policy
  • multilingual

About this book

This volume on Ecology of Language presents chapters on ecologies of language , literacy and learning. The subject of language ecology is diversity within socio-political settings where the processes of language use create, reflect and challenge hierarchies and hegemonies. The volume covers the following topics: Historical and theoretical perspectives, language ecologies of selected countries and regions, focus on Asia, Australia, Africa, language ecologies of dispersed and diasporic communities, esp. Chinese, Malay, Moroccan, classroom language ecologies in multilingual contexts, language ecology of literacies, oracies and discourses. This is one of ten volumes of the Encyclopedia of Language and Education published by Springer. The Encyclopedia bears testimony to the dynamism and evolution of the language and education field, as it confronts the ever-burgeoning and irrepressible linguistic diversity and ongoing pressures and expectations placed on education around the world.

Reviews

From the reviews:
"Newcomers to the field can find a good summary of relevant research, as all the chapters are rich in references to previous studies of the problem." Dr. Anna Gonerko-Frej, Linguist, 22.3774.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Education, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Angela Creese

  • University of East London, London, United Kingdom

    Peter Martin

  • University of Pennsylvania Language in Education Division, Philadelphia, USA

    Nancy H. Hornberger

About the editors

Nancy H. Hornberger is Professor of Education and Director of Educational Linguistics at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Her interests include language planning and policy; bilingualism, bilingual education and biliteracy; and the ethnography of communication. Angela Creese is professor in Educational Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. Peter Martin, a leading authority on Asian languages and multilingual education, passed away in 2009.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology of Language

  • Book Subtitle: Encyclopedia of Language and Education Volume 9

  • Editors: Angela Creese, Peter Martin, Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-9491-9Published: 27 August 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 370

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation