Language Policy in Schools - A Resource for Teachers and Administrators

"Language Policy in Schools" provides school administrators and teachers a practical approach for designing a language policy for their school and for dealing with the language issues that confront schools, particularly those operating in settings of linguistic and cultural diversity. It can be used as a text in teacher and administrator preparation programs, graduate programs, and in-service and professional development programs. Special features include:
* a clear, jargon-free writing style that invites careful reading;
* abundant examples that students of education everywhere can learn from--including samples of school language policies developed for real schools by real teacher-researchers;
* questions at the end of each chapter to highlight key points and stimulate informed discussion among pre-service and experienced teachers and administrators; and
* an up-to-date international and cross-cultural biography.

List of contents

Contents: Preface. Language Policy in Schools. Critical Approaches to Language Planning for Social Justice. Fact Gathering for School Language Policies. Critical Policymaking. English as a First Language in the School Curriculum. Critical Language Awareness in School and Curriculum. ESL and Minority Languages in School and Curriculum. Concluding Summary: What a School Language Policy Might Contain.

About the author

David Corson

Summary

Provides school administrators and teachers a practical approach for dealing with the language problems that confront modern schools in pluralist contexts. Incorporates up-to-date language plans from North American schools.

Product details

• Authors: David Corson, Corson David
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1998
• EAN: 9780805830057
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-3005-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 650 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Linguistics, English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, Curriculum planning & development, Schools, Schools and pre-schools, Curriculum planning and development, EDUCATION / Schools / General