Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World

Informationen zum Autor Darryl Edwards is a Movement Coach, author of the best-selling book "Animal Moves" and a thought leader in the area of creativity and innovation in fitness and health. Darryl developed the Primal Play Method to inspire others to make physical activity fun while getting healthier in the process. He blogs at PrimalPlay.com Klappentext With a flurry of recent public controversy surrounding legislation on language in education and the workplace, observers are beginning to assess the likely consequences of the shift in balance when speakers of English as a second and foreign language outnumber native speakers. At the same time there is a growing appreciation of the benefits which multilingualism brings for both minority language speakers and the wider English-speaking community in terms of business, the arts, diplomacy and defence. Multilingualism in the English-speaking World: Pedigree of Nations looks at the everyday realities for people living in 'inner-circle' English-speaking countries from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Accessibly written and drawing on real-life examples from North America, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand, this book discusses the theoretical issues that underpin the current debates, drawing on the research literature on societal multilingualism, language maintenance and shift, language policy, language and power, and language and identity. Zusammenfassung Explores the consequences of English as a global language and multilingualism as a social phenomenon. This title also explores the extent of diversity in 'inner circle' English speaking countries (the UK! the USA! Canada! South Africa! Australia and New Zealand) and examines language in the home! school! and the wider community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface.Part I: The extent of diversity:.1. The myth of monolingualism.2. Roots of diversity.3. Access to services.Part II: Language at home and in school:.4. Language in the family.5. Language and education: a history.6. Language and education in the modern world.7. Majority speakers and minority languages.Part III: Language in the wider community:.8. Language and the economy.9. Language and the media.10. Language and the Arts.11. Language! diplomacy and defence.12. Is life really too short to learn German?.References.Index. ...

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With a flurry of recent public controversy surrounding legislation on language in education and the workplace, observers are beginning to assess the likely consequences of the shift in balance when speakers of English as a second and foreign language outnumber native speakers. At the same time there is a growing appreciation of the benefits which multilingualism brings for both minority language speakers and the wider English-speaking community in terms of business, the arts, diplomacy and defence.
Multilingualism in the English-speaking World: Pedigree of Nations looks at the everyday realities for people living in 'inner-circle' English-speaking countries from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Accessibly written and drawing on real-life examples from North America, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand, this book discusses the theoretical issues that underpin the current debates, drawing on the research literature on societal multilingualism, language maintenance and shift, language policy, language and power, and language and identity.

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Explores the consequences of English as a global language and multilingualism as a social phenomenon. This title also explores the extent of diversity in 'inner circle' English speaking countries (the UK, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand) and examines language in the home, school, and the wider community.

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Preface.Part I: The extent of diversity:.1. The myth of monolingualism.2. Roots of diversity.3. Access to services.Part II: Language at home and in school:.4. Language in the family.5. Language and education: a history.6. Language and education in the modern world.7. Majority speakers and minority languages.Part III: Language in the wider community:.8. Language and the economy.9. Language and the media.10. Language and the Arts.11. Language, diplomacy and defence.12. Is life really too short to learn German?.References.Index.