The introduction to an edited volume on the sociolinguistics of language education, the chapter looks at how demographic, economic and social changes influence socio-political agendas in the sphere of language education, especially second language education, where local, national and regional concerns often dominate the objectives underpinning policy choice and prioritisation. It highlights a number of sociolinguistic issues and ambiguities as well as myths and (mis)conceptions in the areas of language education and language learning, and also introduces the contents of the other chapters in the volume.

Introduction

SOLLY, Martin
2012-01-01

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The introduction to an edited volume on the sociolinguistics of language education, the chapter looks at how demographic, economic and social changes influence socio-political agendas in the sphere of language education, especially second language education, where local, national and regional concerns often dominate the objectives underpinning policy choice and prioritisation. It highlights a number of sociolinguistic issues and ambiguities as well as myths and (mis)conceptions in the areas of language education and language learning, and also introduces the contents of the other chapters in the volume.
2012
The Sociolinguistics of Language Education in International Contexts
Peter Lang
Linguistic Insights
141
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9783034310093
sociolinguistics; international contexts; language education and language learning; issues; myths and misconceptions
E.Esch;M.Solly
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