Alderson The Politics of Language Education

Individuals and Institutions
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84769-144-6
Verlag: Multilingual Matters
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 13, 208 Seiten

Reihe: New Perspectives on Language and Education

Politics can be a very important influence on educational developments and their deployment. However, this volume is different from other volumes since it looks, not at the macropolitics and the ideological agendas of nations and multinational or global organisations, but rather focuses on micropolitics, the agendas and motivations of individuals within organisations, and on their actions. Micropolitics can be seen as ways of manoeuvring within institutions which are themselves not political, but commercial, financial and educational. Indeed, politics with a small p includes not only institutional politics, but also personal politics, which can influence language education both in daily matters, and in projects for innovation and change. The aim of this edited book is to begin a debate about the nature and role of micropolitics, to contribute to a better understanding of language education, change and resistance to change, and the processes of language education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alderson, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One: Setting the Scene - Charles Alderson

Chapter Two: Professional Advice vs Political Imperatives - Alan Davies

Chapter Three: Micropolitical Issues in ELT Project Implementation - Tom Hunter

Chapter Four: The Politics of ELT Projects in China - Ron Kerr

Chapter Five: Teaching Immigrants the Language of the Host Community: Two Object Lessons in the Need for Continuous Policy Development - David Little and Barbara Lazenby Simpson

Chapter Six: The Commercialization of Language Provision at University - Glenn Fulcher

Chapter Seven: Micropolitics in Multinational Language Assessment Systems - Mark Crossey

Chapter Eight: Challenges and Constraints in Language Test Development - Gary Buck

Chapter Nine: The Politics of Examination Reform in Central Europe - Karmen Pižorn and Edit Nagy

Chapter Ten: Language Educational Policies within a European Framework - Neus Figueras

Chapter Eleven: The Micropolitics of Research and Publication - Charles Alderson