TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hayes,David
TI  - Early Language Learning in Context: A Critical Socioeducational Perspective 
T2  - Early Language Learning in School Contexts
SN  - 9781800415850
AV  - LC201.5 .H39 2022
U1  - 370.117/5 23//eng/20220609eng
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Multilingual Matters
KW  - English language
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Native language and education
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Language teaching theory & methods
KW  - Primary & middle schools
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800415850
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781800415850
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781800415850/original
ER  -