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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Amy Tsui; James W Tollefson |
| ISBN: | 0805856935 9780805856934 0805856943 9780805856941 1410614522 9781410614520 |
| OCLC Number: | 181923628 |
| Description: | ix, 283 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | 1. Language policy and the construction of national cultural identity / Amy B. M. Tsui and James W. Tollefson -- 2. Japan's language policy and the "lost decade" / Kayoko Hashimoto -- 3. Globalization and language policy in South Korea / Yim Sungwon -- 4. The construction of national identity and globalization in multilingual Malaysia / Maya Khemlani David and Subramaniam Govindasamy -- 5. Remaking Singapore : language, culture, and identity in a globalized world / Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew -- 6. Transition, culture, and language in Cambodia / Thomas Clayton -- 7. Language policy and the social construction of identity : the case of Hong Kong / Amy B. M. Tsui -- 8. Multilingual and multicultural identities in Brunei Darussalam / Mukul Saxena -- 9. Mauri or mirage? : the status of the Maori language in Aotearoa New Zealand in the third millennium / Richard A. Benton -- 10. Identity and multilinguality : the case of India / Rama K. Agnihotri -- 11. Change and permanence in language politics in Nepal / Selma K. Sonntag -- 12. The role of English in Pakistan with special reference to tolerance and militancy / Tariq Rahman -- 13. Language policy in education in Bangladesh / Tania Hossain and James W. Tollefson -- 14. Issues in language policy, culture, and identity / James W. Tollefson and Amy B. M. Tsui. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Amy B.M. Tsui and James W. Tollefson. |
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"The book is certainly a must-read for anyone who is interested in issues in language policies and practices in Asian countries. It is a great sourcebook that may be used in graduate and undergraduate courses on language policy, language in society and language education.... The detail of discussion makes this book an extremely useful reference for those involved in language policy issues." -- Yasemin Kirkgoz, Linguist List, 5/14/2007 The issues raised in Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts should be of interest to students of (critical) applied linguistics as well as to students of nationalism. By situating national language policies in their complex sociopolitical settings, the book provides compelling analyses of some of the paradoxes engendered in forming national cultural identities via language and through identifying stakeholders, their (conflicting) interests, and the identity construction and negotiation processes at work. Linguists and language planners in education should benefit immensely by reading these case studies of various Asian countries and their recent language planning and management efforts." -- Saud Alazzam-Alwidyan, TESL-EJ, September 2008, Volume 12, Number 2"LPCIx is an important addition to studies on globalization, language policies, and national identities in Asia. It provides a comprehensive and focused investigation of the complex relationships between language policies, cultures, and identities that so far have been infrequently and/or inadequately covered in the existing literature. It also provides issues, agendas, and avenues, as well as theoretical and methodological tools, for further inquiries into these issues." -- Journal of Language, Identity, & Education, January 1, 2009 Read more...
