The Politics of Language Education
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The Politics of Language Education

Individuals and Institutions

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Politics of Language Education

Individuals and Institutions

About this book

Politics can be a very important influence on educational developments and their deployment. However, this volume is different from other volumes since it looks, not at the macropolitics and the ideological agendas of nations and multinational or global organisations, but rather focuses on micropolitics, the agendas and motivations of individuals within organisations, and on their actions. Micropolitics can be seen as ways of manoeuvring within institutions which are themselves not political, but commercial, financial and educational. Indeed, politics with a small p includes not only institutional politics, but also personal politics, which can influence language education both in daily matters, and in projects for innovation and change. The aim of this edited book is to begin a debate about the nature and role of micropolitics, to contribute to a better understanding of language education, change and resistance to change, and the processes of language education.

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Information

Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781847691422
eBook ISBN
9781847691446
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Management

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgement
  3. Contributors
  4. An Overview
  5. Chapter 1 Setting the Scene
  6. Chapter 2 Professional Advice vs Political Imperatives
  7. Chapter 3 Micropolitical Issues in ELT Project Implementation
  8. Chapter 4 The Politics of ELT Projects in China
  9. Chapter 5 Teaching Immigrants the Language of the Host Community: Two Object Lessons in the Need for Continuous Policy Development
  10. Chapter 6 The Commercialisation of Language Provision at University
  11. Chapter 7 The Role of Micropolitics in Multinational, High-Stakes Language Assessment Systems
  12. Chapter 8 Challenges and Constraints in Language Test Development
  13. Chapter 9 The Politics of Examination Reform in Central Europe
  14. Chapter 10 Language Educational Policies Within a European Framework
  15. Chapter 11 The Micropolitics of Research and Publication