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The principles for enabling children to become fully proficient multilinguals through schooling are well kwn. Even so, most indigeus/tribal, mirity and marginalised children are t provided with appropriate mother-tongue-based multilingual education (MLE) that would enable them to succeed in school and society. In this book experts from around the world ask why this is, and show how it can be done. The book discusses general principles and challenges in depth and presents case studies from Canada and the USA, rthern Europe, Peru, Africa, India, Nepal and elsewhere in Asia. Analysis by leading scholars in the field shows the importance of building on local experience. Sharing local solutions globally can lead to better theory, and to action for more social justice and equality through education.

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PublisherMultilingual Matters, Channel View Publications Ltd

ISBN-101847691897

ISBN-139781847691897

eBay Product ID (ePID)96541129

Product Key Features

Number of Pages408 Pages

Publication NameSocial Justice Through Multilingual Education

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

SubjectLinguistics

TypeTextbook

AuthorRobert Phillipson

Subject AreaEducation, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science

SeriesLinguistic Diversity and Language Rights Ser.

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight22 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Height234mm

Width156mm

Weight623g

Additional Product Features

Date of Publication15/07/2009

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Place of PublicationBristol

Spine21mm

Series TitleLinguistic Diversity and Language Rights

Edited byMinati Panda, Ajit K. Mohanty, Robert Phillipson, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom

GenreLinguistics

Author BiographyRobert Phillipson (linguistic imperialism, English as a 'EUROworld'EURO(t) language, language policy) is emeritus professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (Emerita) has been actively involved with struggles for language rights for five decades. Her research interests include linguistic human rights, linguistic genocide, linguicism (linguistically argued racism), mother-tongue-based multilingual education and the relationship between linguistic and cultural diversity and biodiversity. Ajit Mohanty (psycholinguistics, multilingualism and multilingual education focusing on education, poverty and disadvantage among linguistic minorities) and Minati Panda (mathematical discourse and learning, cognition, culture, curricular and pedagogic issues and social exclusion) are both professors at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Series Part/Volume NumberNo. 7

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