Affirming Language Diversity in Schools and Society

Beyond Linguistic Apartheid

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Multicultural Education, Bilingual Education, Teaching
Cover of the book Affirming Language Diversity in Schools and Society by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781135941970
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 10, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781135941970
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 10, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Language is perhaps the most common issue that surfaces in debates over school reform, and plays a vital role in virtually everything we are involved. This edited volume explores linguistic apartheid, or the disappearance of certain languages through cultural genocide by dominant European colonizers and American neoconservative groups. These groups have historically imposed hegemonic languages, such as English and French, on colonized people at the expense of the native languages of the latter. The book traces this form of apartheid from the colonial era to the English-only movement in the United States, and proposes alternative ways to counter linguistic apartheid that minority groups and students have faced in schools and society at large.

Contributors to this volume provide a historical overview of the way many languages labeled as inferior, minority, or simply savage have been attacked and pushed to the margins, discriminating against and attempting to silence the voice of those who spoke and continue to speak these languages. Further, they demonstrate the way and the extent to which such actions have affected the cultural life, learning process, identity, and the subjective and material conditions of linguistically and historically marginalized groups, including students.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Language is perhaps the most common issue that surfaces in debates over school reform, and plays a vital role in virtually everything we are involved. This edited volume explores linguistic apartheid, or the disappearance of certain languages through cultural genocide by dominant European colonizers and American neoconservative groups. These groups have historically imposed hegemonic languages, such as English and French, on colonized people at the expense of the native languages of the latter. The book traces this form of apartheid from the colonial era to the English-only movement in the United States, and proposes alternative ways to counter linguistic apartheid that minority groups and students have faced in schools and society at large.

Contributors to this volume provide a historical overview of the way many languages labeled as inferior, minority, or simply savage have been attacked and pushed to the margins, discriminating against and attempting to silence the voice of those who spoke and continue to speak these languages. Further, they demonstrate the way and the extent to which such actions have affected the cultural life, learning process, identity, and the subjective and material conditions of linguistically and historically marginalized groups, including students.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Noncognitivism in Ethics by
Cover of the book 'Race' and Sport by
Cover of the book Primary Special Needs and the National Curriculum by
Cover of the book Dubai - The Epicenter of Modern Innovation by
Cover of the book Housing and Finance in Developing Countries by
Cover of the book World Yearbook of Education 2003 by
Cover of the book Australian Cinema in the 1990s by
Cover of the book History on Film/Film on History by
Cover of the book Byron’s Poetic Experimentation by
Cover of the book Hopes for Great Happenings (Routledge Revivals) by
Cover of the book Economic Theories of Peace and War by
Cover of the book Changing the News by
Cover of the book International Journalism and Democracy by
Cover of the book Writing the Passions by
Cover of the book Health Economics by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy