Dynamic Ecologies A Relational Perspective on Languages Education in the Asia-Pacific Region /

This volume provides a fascinating glimpse into the complex language ecologies of Southeast Asia. Adopting a relational perspective, it considers their significance for the region, its peoples, the policy and practice of language teaching, learning and assessment and the fate of local languages. It...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Murray, Neil (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Scarino, Angela (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Σειρά:Multilingual Education, 9
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Part I The Changing Dynamics Between English Language and Mother Tongues in Asian Contexts
  • 1. Introduction: A Relational View of Language Learning
  • 2. English as a Medium of Instruction in East and Southeast Asian Universities
  • 3. Plurilithic and Ecological Perspectives on English: Some Conceptual and Practical Implications
  • 4. Global English in Singapore? A Re-exploration of the Localization of English
  • 5. Asia and Anglosphere: Public Symbolism and Language Policy in Australia
  • 6. English as Lingua Franca on Campus: Cultural Integration or Segregation?
  • 7. Socioeconomic Disparities and Early English Education: A Case in Changzhou, China
  • 8. English in Malaysia: An Inheritance from the Past and the Challenge for the Future
  • Part II Asian Languages in Australia: The Challenges of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
  • 9. Recognising the Diversity of Learner Achievements in Learning Asian Languages in School Education Settings
  • 10. Dealing with ‘Chinese fever’: The Challenge of Chinese Teaching in the Australian Classroom
  • 11. The Teaching and Learning of Indonesian in Australia: Issues and Prospects
  • 12. On Rocky Ground: Monolingual Educational Structures and Japanese Language Education in Australia
  • 13. Making Chinese Learnable for Beginning Second Language Learners?
  • Part III Tensions in the Linguistic Space
  • 14. Tensions in the Linguistic Space
  • Index.