Language Policies in English-dominant Countries: Six Case Studies

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Michael L. Herriman, Barbara Burnaby
Multilingual Matters, Jan 1, 1996 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 244 pages
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This text provides an analysis of current policies on language(s) in the USA, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The linguistic background of each country is examined along with the status of languages, as determined by statute or practice. Consequences for all languages and language education are also analyzed.

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Contents

Language Policy in a Democratic South Africa
15
Language Policy in Australia
35
Defining the Ineffable
62
Languages and Language Policy in Britain
99
Language Policy in the United States
122
Language Policies in Canada
159
References
220
Index
236
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About the author (1996)

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.

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TitleLanguage Policies in English-dominant Countries: Six Case Studies
Volume 10 of The language and education library
Volume 10 of Topics in Translation
EditorsMichael L. Herriman, Barbara Burnaby
Editionillustrated
PublisherMultilingual Matters, 1996
ISBN185359346X, 9781853593468
Length244 pages
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