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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823973903321

Titolo

Reclaiming the local in language policy and practice / / edited by A. Suresh Canagarajah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1-282-32286-9

9786612322860

1-4106-1184-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

ESL and applied linguistics professional series

Altri autori (Persone)

CanagarajahA. Suresh

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media policy

Local mass media

Communication, International

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editor Foreword; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: REDEFINING DISCIPLINARY CONSTRUCTS; PART 2: INTERROGATING LANGUAGE POLICIES; PART 3: REFRAMING PROFESSIONAL LIVES; PART 4: IMAGINING CLASSROOM POSSIBILITIES; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. While the effects of globalization around the world are being discussed in such diverse circles as corporations, law firms, and education, and while the spread of English has come to largely benefit those in positions of power, relatively little has been said about the impact of globalization at the local level, directly or indirectly. Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice is unique in focusing specifically on the outcomes of globalization in and among th