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Book/Printed Material Adult language education and migration : challenging agendas in policy and practice

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Title

  • Adult language education and migration : challenging agendas in policy and practice

Summary

  • "Language Education and Migration provides a lively and critical introduction to policy and practice in language migrant education in a range of countries around the world. Migration has become a contentious issue with the numbers and needs of migrants often outpacing the development of policy and infrastructure. Policies that have been developed have been controversial and hotly contested such as the imposition of language tests for migrants and successive cuts to the funding of language classes for adults.Language Education and Migration:analyses and challenges language policies relating to adult migrants in nine countries examines theoretically-grounded aspects of practice provides a comparative study with separate chapters on policy and practice for each country.This book is essential reading for advanced students and researchers working in the area of language policy and language and migration"-- Provided by publisher.
  • "Language Education and Migration provides a lively and critical introduction to policy and practice in language migrant education in a range of countries around the world. This book analyses and challenges language policies relating to adult migrants in nine countries, examines theoretically-grounded aspects of practice, and provides a comparative study with separate chapters on policy and practice for each country. This book is essential reading for advanced students and researchers working in the area of language policy and language and migration"-- Provided by publisher. Canada, Spain (Catalonia), Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK and the US

Names

  • Simpson, James, 1967- editor
  • Whiteside, Anne, editor

Created / Published

  • London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2015.

Headings

  • -  Adult education--English speaking-countries
  • -  English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
  • -  Language and languages--Study and teaching--English speaking-countries
  • -  Language policy--English speaking-countries
  • -  Linguistic minorities--English speaking-countries
  • -  EDUCATION / Bilingual Education
  • -  EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General
  • -  LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xvi, 272 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • P119.32.E54

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758993

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Simpson, James, Editor. Adult Language Education and Migration: Challenging Agendas in Policy and Practice. editeds by Whiteside, Anne London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2015. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758993/.

APA citation style:

Simpson, J., Whiteside, A., ed. (2015) Adult Language Education and Migration: Challenging Agendas in Policy and Practice. London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758993/.

MLA citation style:

Simpson, James, Editor. Adult Language Education and Migration: Challenging Agendas in Policy and Practice. ed by Whiteside, Anne London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2015. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021758993/>.