The Hegemony of English

'[P]erhaps the best analysis of the English-only movement in the US and the ramifications worldwide of language policies favouring English ...It displays a dazzling grasp of the many meanings of language and the politics that underlie language policy and educational discourse.' Stanley Aro...

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Main Authors Macedo, Donaldo, Dendrinos, Bessie, Gounari, Panayota
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Boulder, Colo Routledge 2003
Taylor and Francis
Paradigm
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
SeriesSeries in Critical Narrative
Subjects
English language
English language > Political aspects
English language > Social aspects
Language and culture
Language and languages
Language and languages > Political aspects
Language policy
Political aspects
Sociology & Social Policy
education
Subordinate Language
Human Suffering
High School Test Scores
policies
students
language
Contemporary Societies
minority
Spanish Language
foreign
linguistic
ESL Teacher
Recreational Vehicles
Mott Haven
bilingual
Common Language
Critical Bicultural Educators
Central Theme
ESL Education
Language Planning
discursive
Discursive Practices
Language Education Planning
ESL Field
practices
Linguistic Minority Students
Linda Brodkey
Foreign Language Education
Subordinate Speakers
Ron Unz
Bilingual Education
Foreign Language Planning
Neoliberal Discourse Manage
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
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ISBN9781594510014
1594510008
1594510016
9781594510007
DOI10.4324/9781315634159

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER I The Politics of Intolerance: U.S. Language Policy in Process -- CHAPTER II European Discourses of Homogenization in the Discourse of Language Planning -- CHAPTER III The Colonialism of English-Only -- CHAPTER IV Linguoracism in European Foreign Language Education Discourse -- CHAPTER V Reclaiming the Language of Possibility: Beyond the Cynicism of Neoliberalism -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Index