Language Policies in English-dominant Countries - Six Case Studies

This book analyses policy development in six countries where, because of its association with colonial expansion, English has become the dominant language and hence the language of power, government and civil commerce, often replacing other local languages.

About the author

Michael Herriman is director of the Centre for ESL and Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the University of Western Australia. He has conducted several governmental reviews of ESL in Australia and has been a member of government inquiry bodies reviewing the teaching of languages other than English and Multicultural Education. Barbara Burnaby is a professor in the Department of Adult Education and the Modern Language Centre at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Toronto, Canada. Her research focuses on ESL for adult immigrants and on English and Aboriginal languages in education for Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Product details

• Authors: Herriman
• Assisted by: Barbara Burnaby (Editor), Michael Herriman (Editor)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9781853593468
• ISBN: 978-1-85359-346-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 421 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system