Literature and Education
Contents: Preface. 1. Historical perspectives on language and education. 2. Language planning in British Raj. 3. Language and education policy. 4. Education of language planning. 5. Language rights and education. 6. Language and politics in India. 7. Culture learning in language education: a review of the literature. 8. Concepts of language in language teacher education. 9. Relation between global English, literature and education. 10. Globalisation and education in the postcolonial world. Further reading. Index.
Critical scholars in applied linguistics and related areas have investigated the effects of the ideology of the native speakers along with several other ideologies on research and practice in various educational contexts. Researchers working in post modern paradigms, while not disputing the benefits of such critical research, have none the less questioned basic assumptions that have informed such research. The critical turn in linguistics and applied linguistics has placed in doubt many of the foundational concepts that have guided research in the language sciences since at least the advent of modern linguistics in the mid-19th century. Punjabi is a vibrant modern language. The recognition of Punjabi as an independent language was hampered also by the lack of scientific and detailed linguistic information on the language Punjabi is a modern Indo-Aryan language spoken in the states of Punjab in Pakistan and India. There have been numerous calls to conduct classroom-based research the reality is that we still know little as to what really goes on in the foreign language classroom, and even less about the knowledge and beliefs that inform the teachers. Instructional decisions, particularly with respect to culture instruction. It is important to point out that much of the literature is methodological and theoretical in nature. (jacket)
Critical scholars in applied linguistics and related areas have investigated the effects of the ideology of the native speakers along with several other ideologies on research and practice in various educational contexts. Researchers working in post modern paradigms, while not disputing the benefits of such critical research, have none the less questioned basic assumptions that have informed such research. The critical turn in linguistics and applied linguistics has placed in doubt many of the foundational concepts that have guided research in the language sciences since at least the advent of modern linguistics in the mid-19th century. Punjabi is a vibrant modern language. The recognition of Punjabi as an independent language was hampered also by the lack of scientific and detailed linguistic information on the language Punjabi is a modern Indo-Aryan language spoken in the states of Punjab in Pakistan and India. There have been numerous calls to conduct classroom-based research the reality is that we still know little as to what really goes on in the foreign language classroom, and even less about the knowledge and beliefs that inform the teachers. Instructional decisions, particularly with respect to culture instruction. It is important to point out that much of the literature is methodological and theoretical in nature. (jacket)
