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English and Development : Policy, Pedagogy and Globalization / ed. by Elizabeth J. Erling, Philip Seargeant.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Critical Language and Literacy StudiesPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781847699466
  • 9781847699473
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  • PE
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Series Editors’ Preface -- Introduction: English and Development -- 1. English, Development and Education: Charting the Tensions -- 2. The Political Economy of English Language and Development: English vs. National and Local Languages in Developing Countries -- 3. Political Perspectives on Language Policies and Development in Africa -- 4. Grassroots Attitudes to English as a Language for International Development in Bangladesh -- 5. The Relationship between English-Medium Instruction and Examining and Social and Economic Development: A Sub-Saharan African Case Study -- 6. Proficiency in English as a Key to Development? Helping Teachers to Help Learners to Succeed -- 7. Constructing Local Voices through English as a Lingua Franca: A Study from Intercultural Development Discourse -- 8. Digital Literacy, HIV/AIDS Information and English Language Learners in Uganda -- 9. Language Policy in Singapore: Singlish, National Development and Globalization -- 10. English, Scientific Publishing and Participation in the Global Knowledge Economy -- 11. Language in Economic Development: Is English Special and is Linguistic Fragmentation Bad? -- Index
Summary: This book investigates the relationship between English and personal and national development, as this is both discursively promoted (particularly through language policy) and practically realized in developing societies. It addresses the effects that the increased use of English and the promotion of English-language education are having in developmental contexts, and their impact on broader educational issues, on local language ecologies and on questions of cultural identity. It investigates these issues by drawing together a series of original examinations and case studies by a range of leading scholars working in this burgeoning field. The chapters focus on a variety of contexts from around the world, and the volume as a whole surveys and critiques the positioning and influence of English as a catalyst for development in the 21st century.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- Series Editors’ Preface -- Introduction: English and Development -- 1. English, Development and Education: Charting the Tensions -- 2. The Political Economy of English Language and Development: English vs. National and Local Languages in Developing Countries -- 3. Political Perspectives on Language Policies and Development in Africa -- 4. Grassroots Attitudes to English as a Language for International Development in Bangladesh -- 5. The Relationship between English-Medium Instruction and Examining and Social and Economic Development: A Sub-Saharan African Case Study -- 6. Proficiency in English as a Key to Development? Helping Teachers to Help Learners to Succeed -- 7. Constructing Local Voices through English as a Lingua Franca: A Study from Intercultural Development Discourse -- 8. Digital Literacy, HIV/AIDS Information and English Language Learners in Uganda -- 9. Language Policy in Singapore: Singlish, National Development and Globalization -- 10. English, Scientific Publishing and Participation in the Global Knowledge Economy -- 11. Language in Economic Development: Is English Special and is Linguistic Fragmentation Bad? -- Index

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This book investigates the relationship between English and personal and national development, as this is both discursively promoted (particularly through language policy) and practically realized in developing societies. It addresses the effects that the increased use of English and the promotion of English-language education are having in developmental contexts, and their impact on broader educational issues, on local language ecologies and on questions of cultural identity. It investigates these issues by drawing together a series of original examinations and case studies by a range of leading scholars working in this burgeoning field. The chapters focus on a variety of contexts from around the world, and the volume as a whole surveys and critiques the positioning and influence of English as a catalyst for development in the 21st century.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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