Democracy and world language education toward a transformation / Timothy Reagan, University of Maine.

Author/creator Reagan, Timothy G.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCharlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2022]
Descriptionxv, 231 pages ; 25 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesContemporary language education
Abstract "This book challenges the reader to consider issues of language and linguistic discrimination as they impact world language education. Using the nexus of race, language, and education as a lens through which one can better understand the role of the world language education classroom as both a setting of oppression and as a potential setting for transformation, Democracy and World Language Education: Toward a Transformation offers insights into a number of important topics. Among the issues that are addressed in this timely book are linguicism, the ideology of linguistic legitimacy, raciolinguistics, and critical epistemology. Specific cases and case studies that are explored in detail include the contact language Spanglish, African American English, and American Sign Language. The book also includes critical examinations of the less commonly taught languages, the teaching of classical languages (primarily Latin and Greek), and the paradoxical learning and speaking of "critical languages" that are supported primarily for purposes of national security (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Russian, etc.)"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021062632
ISBN9781648028397 (hardcover)
ISBN9781648028380 (softcover)
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