Language matters reflections on educational linguistics

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ISBN: 9781607521891 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 160752189X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781607520603 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1607520605 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781607520610 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1607520613 (hardcover)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (x, 256 p.) : ill.
Publisher: Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2009.

General Note:	CatBulkString:jan.03.13 Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-256).
Formatted Contents Note:	The reality of language : positivism and the objectification of language -- The legitimacy of language : a critique of linguistic legitimacy -- The learning of language : epistemology and metaphorical models for language learning -- The teaching of language : the case of foreign language education in the United States -- Paideia redux : the case for the classical languages in U.S. schools -- The challenge of language minorities : linguistic diversity and the school -- The construction of language : interlinguistics and the case of Esperanto as an international auxiliary language -- Language planning and language policy : national and international perspectives -- Language matters : some concluding thoughts.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.