Language Development across the Life Span The Impact of English on Education and Work in Iceland /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Arnbjörnsdóttir, Birna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ingvarsdóttir, Hafdís (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Educational Linguistics, 34
• Subjects: Language and education.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; Language policy.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Language Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Language Policy and Planning.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.

This book offers insights from a seven-year study into the impact of English as an International Language at a national level, from the effect of rich English input on a previously monolingual people's linguistic repertoire to its effect on the situated language use demanded of speakers who fin...