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Early Language Learning in Context : A Critical Socioeducational Perspective / David Hayes.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Early Language Learning in School Contexts ; 7Publisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781800415850
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.117/5 23//eng/20220609eng
LOC classification:
  • LC201.5 .H39 2022
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Rationales for Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems -- 2 Thailand: An Educational Paradox -- 3 South Korea: A Severe Case of ‘English Fever’ -- 4 Sri Lanka: Language Education and Peace- Building in Primary Schools -- 5 Equity and Multilingual Diversity in Primary School Language Teaching and Learning in Malaysia -- 6 Early Language Teaching and Learning in Ontario, Canada and Finland: Experiences of Bilingualism and Multilingualism -- 7 Rethinking Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems -- References -- Index
Summary: This book critically analyzes early school foreign language teaching policy and practice across six geographical contexts. Criticizing the worldwide trend for a focus on English, it argues for a broader perspective that values multilingualism and knowledge of regional and indigenous languages alongside a more diverse range of foreign languages.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781800415850

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Rationales for Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems -- 2 Thailand: An Educational Paradox -- 3 South Korea: A Severe Case of ‘English Fever’ -- 4 Sri Lanka: Language Education and Peace- Building in Primary Schools -- 5 Equity and Multilingual Diversity in Primary School Language Teaching and Learning in Malaysia -- 6 Early Language Teaching and Learning in Ontario, Canada and Finland: Experiences of Bilingualism and Multilingualism -- 7 Rethinking Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems -- References -- Index

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This book critically analyzes early school foreign language teaching policy and practice across six geographical contexts. Criticizing the worldwide trend for a focus on English, it argues for a broader perspective that values multilingualism and knowledge of regional and indigenous languages alongside a more diverse range of foreign languages.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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