Transcending monolingualism : linguistic revitalisation in education / / edited by Leena Huss, Antoinette Camilleri Grima and Kendall A. King

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464826003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-134-38082-8; 1-315-07816-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Collana: Multilingualism and Linguistic Diversity, , 1568-1645 ; ; 2
• Altri autori (Persone): HussLeena Marjatta; CamilleriAntoinette; KingKendall A. <1969->
• Disciplina: 418/.0071
• Soggetti: Language revival; Language and languages - Study and teaching; Multilingualism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2003 by Swets & Zeitlinger Publishers.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series editor's foreword; Linguistic revitalisation in education: An introduction; 1. Linguistic rights; Minority rights in education: International rules and trends; Life or death for languages and human beings - Experiences from Saamiland; 2. Planning language acquisition at school; "Do as I say, not as I do." Legitimate language in bilingual Malta!; Possibilities for educational language choice in multilingual Guinea-Bissau; Revitalisation through immersion - A new road to Sorbian languagemaintenance?; Linguistic revitalisation in Karelia: Pre-school, school and higher educationThe impact of Norwegian language policy at the micro-level: Saami language maintenance and school-based revitalisation; The role of Kurdish children's literature for language maintenance; 3. Pedagogies and practices of linguistic revitalisation; Language pedagogy and language revitalisation: Experiences from theEcuadorian Andes and beyond; From apartheid to democracy: The role of linguistic practices in schools; Borderlands of identity - Revitalising language and ; cultural knowledge ina Navajo community living apart; "We'll have to take it back!" Reclaiming Meänkieli in a Tornedalian school in Sweden4. Social, political, and cultural contexts of linguistic revitalisation in education; Changing borders, changing identities: Language and school in the bilingualregion of Carinthia; Linguistic revitalisation in the Faroes: From vernacular towards national status; Mother tongue education for revitalising a vigorous language? The case ofMonguor, a minority language in China; Contributors; Indices
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume describes a wide range of educational situations where linguistic revitalization is currently taking place.

Jews in the Hellenistic and Roman cities / / edited by John R. Barlett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456019803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• ISBN: 9780585464812; 1-280-20200-9; 1-134-66399-4; 0-585-46481-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BartlettJohn R (John Raymond)
• Disciplina: 909/.04924
• Soggetti: Jews - History - 586 B.C.-70 A.D; Jews - History - 168 B.C.-135 A.D; Jews - Civilization - To 70 A.D; Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D; Hellenism; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliogrphical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: studying the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity; The Hellenistic city of Jerusalem; Synagogue and community in the ; Graeco-Roman Diaspora; The Jews in the Hellenistic cities of Acts; Synagogue communities in the Graeco-Roman cities; Population and proselytism: how many Jews were there in the ancient world?; Jewish calendar reckoning in the Graeco-Roman cities; The Essenes in Greek sources: some reflections; Apologetics in the Jewish Diaspora; Philo, Alexandria and Empire: the politics of allegorical interpretationEthnic continuity in the Jewish Diaspora in antiquity; Aspects of everyday life in Roman Palestine with special reference to private domiciles and ritual baths; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive study of Jews in the classical world. Articles examine Jerusalem and other Jewish communities on the Mediterranean, as found in the writings of Luke, Josephus and Philo.