Language Policy in Schools: A Resource for Teachers and Administrators

Description

''Language Policy in Schools'' provides school administrators and teachers a practical approach for designing a language policy for their school and for dealing with the language issues that confront schools, particularly those operating in settings of linguistic and cultural diversity. It can be used as a text in teacher and administrator preparation programs, graduate programs, and in-service and professional development programs. Special features include: * a clear, jargon-free writing style that invites careful reading; * abundant examples that students of education everywhere can learn from--including samples of school language policies developed for real schools by real teacher-researchers; * questions at the end of each chapter to highlight key points and stimulate informed discussion among pre-service and experienced teachers and administrators; and * an up-to-date international and cross-cultural biography. Content: 1. Language Policy in Schools -- 2. Critical Approaches to Language Planning for Social Justice -- 3. Fact Gathering for School Language Policies -- 4. Critical Policymaking -- 5. English as a First Language in the School Curriculum -- 6. Critical Language Awareness in School and Curriculum -- 7. ESL and Minority Languages in School and Curriculum -- 8. Concluding Summary: What a School Language Policy Might Contain.