Language Policy: An International Perspective

Zein, Subhan; Coady, Maria R.

This volume analyses the policymaking, expectations, implementation, progress, and outcomes of early language learning in various education policy contexts worldwide. The contributors to the volume are international researchers specialising in language policy and early language learning and their contributions aim to advance scholarship on early language learning policies and inform policymaking at the global level. 

The languages considered include learning English as a second language in primary schools in Japan, Mexico, Serbia, Argentina, and Tanzania; Spanish language education in the US and Australia; Arabic as a second language in Israel and Bangladesh; Chinese in South America and Oceania; and finally, early German teaching and learning in France and the UK.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-09-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030762506

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76251-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 317