[lg policy] Edling Digest, Vol 40, Issue 5

Wed Jan 19 16:04:51 UTC 2011

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Date: Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:37 AM

Today's Topics:

  1. Book: Towards an Understanding of Language Learner
     Self-Concept (Francis Hult)
  2. China-sponsored language programs in U.S. raise concerns,
     hopes (Francis Hult)
  3. Disputed Russian Language in Eastern Finland (Francis Hult)
  4. Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (Francis Hult)
  5. Korea: Chinese-Language Fad Spreads to Kindergartens
     (Francis Hult)

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:17:25 -0600
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Book: Towards an Understanding of Language Learner
       Self-Concept
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Title: Towards an Understanding of Language Learner Self-Concept

Author: Sarah Mercer

Series Title: Educational Linguistics #12

Published: 2011

Publisher: Springer

Book URL:

http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/book/978-90-481-9568-8

Hardcover: $139          Softcover (MyCopy): $24.95 [See below]

Abstract:

This book contributes to our growing understanding of the nature and
development of language learner self-concept. It assesses the relevant
literature in the disciplines of psychology and applied linguistics
and describes in-depth, qualitative research examining the
self-concepts of tertiary-level EFL learners. Although researchers in
applied linguistics and SLA have recognized the importance of
self-constructs, there remains little empirical work in the context of
foreign language learning that focuses exclusively and at length on
this central psychological construct. The content of this monograph
draws on interdisciplinary sources, with input from psychology and
applied linguistics. It will appeal to students and researchers
interested in language-learner psychology as well as self-related
constructs in general. The text provides insights into how learners
view themselves, and how these self-beliefs can develop and affect the
progress of an individual's language learning.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1   Introduction

Chapter 2   What is self-concept?

Chapter 3   Understanding self-concept in the FLL context

Chapter 4   How do learners form their self-concepts?

Chapter 5   Internal frames of reference in FL self-concept formation

Chapter 6   External frames of reference in FL self-concept formation

Chapter 7   Implications for educators and researchers

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:48:43 -0600
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] China-sponsored language programs in U.S. raise
       concerns,       hopes
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CNN

China-sponsored language programs in U.S. raise concerns, hopes

Teaching Mandarin is a growing trend across schools in the United
States, where the number of students enrolling in Chinese language and
cultural programs has tripled in recent years.

A school district outside Columbus, Ohio, is on track to receive more
than $1 million in federal grant money for its Chinese arts and
language program. But what's really caught people's attention is the
$30,000 that the district is getting from the government of China.

Full story:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/china.funds.language.programs/

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:18:32 -0600
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Disputed Russian Language in Eastern Finland
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Barents Observers

Disputed Russian language in eastern Finland

The municipalities of Lappeenranta, Imatra, Mikkeli, Savonlinna,
Pieks?m?ki and Tohmaj?rvi are applying for permission from the
Ministry of Education to be excused from teaching Swedish, YLE
reports.

Full story:

http://www.barentsobserver.com/disputed-russian-language-in-eastern-finland.4873981-116321.html

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:23:51 -0600
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
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Manila Bulletin

Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education

Starting Where the Children Are is a collection of essays on Mother
Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) on these general topics -
MTBMLE: What It Is and What It Is Not; Language in Education: Reform
and Reality; The International Experience in Language Use in
Education; Pinoy English; Language Endagerment and Preservation;
Languages and Identities; and Writing in the Mother Tongue. Edited by
Ricardo Ma. Duran Nolasco, Francisco Andes Datar, and Arnold Molina
Azurin, the essays are written by educators, media personalities,
linguists, and culture advocates. The book argues for the need to
shift from our present bilingual policy to mother-tongue based
instruction.

Full story:

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/299162/mother-tonguebased-multilingual-education

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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:31:24 -0600
From: Francis Hult <francis.hult at utsa.edu>
Subject: [Edling] Korea: Chinese-Language Fad Spreads to Kindergartens
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The Chosum Ilbo

Chinese-Language Fad Spreads to Kindergartens

A fad for private Chinese-language education in Korea is spreading
even to kindergartens as China continues to enjoy explosive economic
growth.

Full story:

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/01/18/2011011800310.html

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone:  (215) 898-7475
Fax:  (215) 573-2138

Email:  haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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