World Yearbook of Education 2003: Language Education (World Yearbook of Education)

The issues raised by the role of language in education are some of the most important and contentious faced by education systems across the globe. Language is embedded in the concepts of nationhood and identity, and is therefore directly linked to the very social and political fabric of a country.In a climate of increasing globalisation, development and mobility of populations, nations around the world are concerned with the tension between cultivating a sense of cultural and linguistic cohesion and making use of the linguistic diversity that exists in every country and region. This book examines the implications and impacts, the dilemmas and potential for language education in relation to education systems and wider society.Split into three key parts, it considers:•current issues in language education, including the role of language in maintaining power and inequalities, in encouraging participation and inclusion and in challenging the status quo;•different approaches to language education around the world;•the potential for language to provide opportunities for the disadvantaged, illustrated by case studies of three cities.This recent volume of the internationally respected World Yearbook of Education continues the tradition of offering a wide range of international perspectives from leading commentators on a universal concern. The material amassed here will be essential reading for teacher educators, education researchers and school leaders across the world. Bilingual Education / Jim Cummins -- Remedial Or Radical? : Second Language Support For Curriculum Learning / Jill Bourne -- Mother Tongue And Mother Tongue Education / Sjaak Kroon -- The Expansion Of Sign Language Education / Carol A. Padden -- Foreign Language Education In Context / Michael Byram -- Standard Language Education In Transition / Sigmund Ongstad -- Initial Literacy : Extending The Horizon / Frances Christie -- Adult Literacy / Mike Baynham -- Language Education In Japan : The Multicultural Challenge / John C. Maher And Akira Nakayama -- Language Education In The Conflicted United States / Carlos J. Ovando And Terrence G. Wiley -- 'modern Foreign Languages' Across The United Kingdom : Combating 'a Climate Of Negativity' / Joanna Mcpake -- Language Education In Australia : Italian And Japanese As Symbols Of Cultural Policy / Joseph Lo Bianco -- The Languages Of Spain And Spanish Language Education / Clare Mar-molinero -- Language Education In Russia / Georgii Khruslov -- Language Education And 'nation Building' In Multilingual Malaysia / Maya Khemlani David And Subra Govindasamy -- Linguistic Complexity And The 'three Language Formula' : Language Education In India / Amitav Choudhry -- Language Education In Brazil : A Focus On Raising Attainment For All / Luiz Paulo Moita-lopes -- Hamburg / Ingrid Gogolin -- Singapore / Anne Pakir -- Cape Town / Peter Plüddemann. Edited By Jill Bourne And Euan Reid. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The issues raised by the role of language in education are some of the most important and contentious faced by education systems across the globe. Language is embedded in the concepts of nationhood and identity, and is therefore directly linked to the very social and political fabric of a country. In a climate of increasing globalization, development and mobility of populations, nations around the world are concerned with the tension between cultivating a sense of cultural and linguistic cohesion and making use of the linguistic diversity that exists in every country and region. This book examines the implications and impacts, the dilemmas and potential for language education in relation to education systems and wider society. This latest volume of the internationally respected World Yearbook of Education continues the tradition of offering a wide range of international perspectives from leading commentators on a universal concern. The material amassed here will be essential reading for teacher educators, education researchers and school leaders across the world. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET