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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2>Language Policy and Political Issues in Education<BR>Published: 2010<BR>Publisher: Springer<BR> <A href="http://www.springer.com/">http://www.springer.com</A><BR><BR>Book URL: <A href="http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/linguistics/book/978-90-481-9460-5">http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/linguistics/book/978-90-481-9460-5</A><BR><BR>Editor: Stephen May<BR>Editor: Nancy H. Hornberger<BR>Paperback: ISBN: 9789048194605 Pages: 482 Price: Europe EURO 69.95<BR>Abstract:<BR><BR>Includes contributions by well known experts in the field<BR>Addresses the centrality of the politics of language<BR>Highlights the importance of the social and political contexts of language<BR>policy and language education<BR><BR>Language has too often been studied in isolation from the social and<BR>political conditions in which it is used. The late David Corson, the<BR>General Editor of the first edition of the Encyclopedia of Language and<BR>Education, held the position that an acute understanding of theory was a<BR>necessary prerequisite for action, not an alternative to it, especially if<BR>one were hoping to change policies for the better. The contributions in<BR>this volume acknowledge the centrality of the politics of language,<BR>highlighting the importance of the social and political contexts of<BR>language policy and language education. This is one of ten volumes of the<BR>Encyclopedia of Language and Education. The Encyclopedia bears testimony to<BR>the dynamism and evolution of the language and education field, as it<BR>confronts the ever-burgeoning and irrepressible linguistic diversity and<BR>ongoing pressures and expectations placed on education around the world.<BR><BR>Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics<BR><BR>Written In: English (eng )<BR><BR>See this book announcement on our website:<BR><A href="http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=50529">http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=50529</A><BR><BR><A href="http://linguistlist.org/issues/21/21-3805.html">http://linguistlist.org/issues/21/21-3805.html</A><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>