Legitimising Standard Languages: Perspectives from a School in Banaras

by Nirmali Goswami

This book employs an ethnographic approach to explore the reproduction of class, status, and ethnic identities through the schooling process. Legitimising Standard Languages: Perspectives from a School in Banaras focuses on the introduction of official languages in schools. The primary objective of this work is to look at the socio-economic backgrounds of administrators, teachers, and students and their families vis-a-vis their influence on the languages...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9386446529
• ISBN13: 9789386446527
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"