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Language policy :

Shohamy, Elana Goldberg.

Language policy : hidden agendas and new approaches / Elana Shohamy. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - xix, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-180) and index.

1. Expanding language --
2. Manipulating languages --
3. Expanding language policy --
4. Rules and regulations --
5. Language education policies --
6. Language tests --
7. Language in the public space --
8. Consequences --
9. Reactions --
Epilogue : language as a free commodity. TOC

Summary:
A critical look at language policies, how they are implemented and the hidden agendas which often lie behind them, drawing on examples from the US and UK and showing what the consequences are for the people involved.



0415328640 (hbk.) 0415328659 (pbk.) 9780415328647 (hbk.) 9780415628654 (pbk.)

2005007298


Language policy.
Language and education.
Language awareness.

P119.3 / .S5 2006

401.41 / SHL 2006