Reclaiming the Local in Language Policy and Practice

Book Overview

This volume inserts the place of the local in theorizing about language policies and practices in applied linguistics. While the effects of globalization around the world are being discussed in such diverse circles as corporations, law firms, and education, and while the spread of English has come to largely benefit those in positions of power, relatively little has been said about the impact of globalization at the local level, directly or indirectly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805845933
• ISBN13: 9780805845938
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"