ISBN:
1853596523
,
1853596515
Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 363 S
,
graph. Darst
Edition:
2. ed.
Series Statement:
Bilingual education and bilingualism 42
Series Statement:
Bilingual education and bilingualism
Parallel Title:
Online-Ausg. Dicker, Susan J., 1951 - Languages in America
DDC:
404.20973
Keywords:
Multilingualism
;
Cultural pluralism
;
USA
;
Mehrsprachigkeit
;
USA
;
Sprachpolitik
;
USA
;
Sprachunterricht
;
Sprachliche Minderheit
;
USA
;
Mehrsprachigkeit
;
Sprachpolitik
;
Pluralistische Gesellschaft
Description / Table of Contents:
Language and identity -- The melting-pot mythology -- Common misconceptions about language learning -- Languages in the schools -- The modern official-English movement -- Challenges to language restrictionism -- Lessons in multilingualism beyond the United States -- The possibilities of a pluralistic, multilingual America
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-347) and index
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