33.2664, Books: Early Language Learning in Context: Hayes

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Subject: 33.2664, Books: Early Language Learning in Context: Hayes

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Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 02:04:56
From: Flo McClelland [flo at multilingual-matters.com]
Subject: Early Language Learning in Context: Hayes

 


Title: Early Language Learning in Context 
Subtitle: A Critical Socioeducational Perspective 
Series Title: Early Language Learning in School Contexts  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
	   http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
	

Book URL: https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?K=9781800415836 


Author: David Hayes

Hardback: ISBN:  9781800415843 Pages: 208 Price: U.S. $ 139.95
Hardback: ISBN:  9781800415843 Pages: 208 Price: U.K. £ 99.95
Paperback: ISBN:  9781800415836 Pages: 208 Price: U.S. $ 39.95
Paperback: ISBN:  9781800415836 Pages: 208 Price: U.K. £ 29.95


Abstract:

This book critically analyses early school foreign language teaching policy
and practice, foregrounding the influence of the socioeducational and cultural
context on how policies are implemented and assessing the factors which either
promote or constrain their effectiveness. It focuses on four Asian contexts –
Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand – while providing a discussion
of policy and practice in Canada and Finland as a comparison. Concentrating on
the state school sector, it criticises the worldwide trend for a focus on
English as the principal or only foreign language taught in primary schools,
founded on a rationale that widespread proficiency in English is important for
future national success in a globalised economy. It maintains that the
economic rationale is not only largely unfounded and irrelevant to the
language learning experiences of young children but also that the focus on
English exacerbates system inequalities rather than contributing to their
reduction. The book argues for a broader perspective on language learning in
primary schools, one that values multilingualism and knowledge of regional and
indigenous languages alongside a more diverse range of foreign languages. This
book will appeal to educational policymakers, researchers and students
interested in early foreign language learning in state educational systems
worldwide.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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