Author: France Mugler
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820201231
Category : Education, Bilingual
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"This collection of articles and interviews explores policy, practice and attitudes relating to the use of Pacific languages in education systems of most Pacific Island countries and territories, from pre-school to tertiary level. It records history ; it deals with current attitudes and prejudices ; and it focuses attention on perceived problems with the medium of education in many parts of the region."--Back cover
Pacific Languages in Education
Author: France Mugler
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820201231
Category : Education, Bilingual
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"This collection of articles and interviews explores policy, practice and attitudes relating to the use of Pacific languages in education systems of most Pacific Island countries and territories, from pre-school to tertiary level. It records history ; it deals with current attitudes and prejudices ; and it focuses attention on perceived problems with the medium of education in many parts of the region."--Back cover
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820201231
Category : Education, Bilingual
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"This collection of articles and interviews explores policy, practice and attitudes relating to the use of Pacific languages in education systems of most Pacific Island countries and territories, from pre-school to tertiary level. It records history ; it deals with current attitudes and prejudices ; and it focuses attention on perceived problems with the medium of education in many parts of the region."--Back cover
Pacific Languages
Author: John Lynch
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824842588
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Almost one-quarter of the world's languages are (or were) spoken in the Pacific, making it linguistically the most complex region in the world. Although numerous technical books on groups of Pacific or Australian languages have been published, and descriptions of individual languages are available, until now there has been no single book that attempts a wide regional coverage for a general audience. Pacific Languages introduces readers to the grammatical features of Oceanic, Papuan, and Australian languages as well as to the semantic structures of these languages. For readers without a formal linguistic background, a brief introduction to descriptive linguistics is provided. In addition to describing the structure of Pacific languages, this volume places them in their historical and geographical context, discusses the linguistic evidence for the settlement of the Pacific, and speculates on the reason for the region's many languages. It devotes considerable attention to the effects of contact between speakers of different languages and to the development of pidgin and creole languages in the Pacific. Throughout, technical language is kept to a minimum without oversimplifying the concepts or the issues involved. A glossary of technical terms, maps, and diagrams help identify a language geographically or genetically; reading lists and a language index guide the researcher interested in a particular language or group to other sources of information. Here at last is a clear and straightforward overview of Pacific languages for linguists and anyone interested in the history of sociology of the Pacific.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824842588
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Almost one-quarter of the world's languages are (or were) spoken in the Pacific, making it linguistically the most complex region in the world. Although numerous technical books on groups of Pacific or Australian languages have been published, and descriptions of individual languages are available, until now there has been no single book that attempts a wide regional coverage for a general audience. Pacific Languages introduces readers to the grammatical features of Oceanic, Papuan, and Australian languages as well as to the semantic structures of these languages. For readers without a formal linguistic background, a brief introduction to descriptive linguistics is provided. In addition to describing the structure of Pacific languages, this volume places them in their historical and geographical context, discusses the linguistic evidence for the settlement of the Pacific, and speculates on the reason for the region's many languages. It devotes considerable attention to the effects of contact between speakers of different languages and to the development of pidgin and creole languages in the Pacific. Throughout, technical language is kept to a minimum without oversimplifying the concepts or the issues involved. A glossary of technical terms, maps, and diagrams help identify a language geographically or genetically; reading lists and a language index guide the researcher interested in a particular language or group to other sources of information. Here at last is a clear and straightforward overview of Pacific languages for linguists and anyone interested in the history of sociology of the Pacific.
Marshallese Alphabet
Author: Lori Phillips
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573062213
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languages and childrens' artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each hardcover book contains the complete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and a word list with English translations. The series was co-published with Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, a non-profit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhance education across the Pacific.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573062213
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languages and childrens' artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each hardcover book contains the complete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and a word list with English translations. The series was co-published with Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, a non-profit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhance education across the Pacific.
Language Planning and Education in Australasia and the South Pacific
Author: Richard B. Baldauf
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853590474
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Includes papers on Aboriginal language planning, Aboriginal bilingual education and language and education in the Torres Strait separately annotated.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853590474
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Includes papers on Aboriginal language planning, Aboriginal bilingual education and language and education in the Torres Strait separately annotated.
The Multilingual Turn in Languages Education
Author: Jean Conteh
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1783092254
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Starting from the key idea that learners and teachers bring diverse linguistic knowledge and resources to education, this book establishes and explores the concept of the ‘multilingual turn’ in languages education and the potential benefits for individuals and societies. It takes account of recent research, policy and practice in the fields of bilingual and multilingual education as well as foreign and second language education. The chapters integrate theory and practice, bringing together researchers and practitioners from five continents to illustrate the effects of the multilingual turn in society and evaluate the opportunities and challenges of implementing multilingual curricula and activities in a variety of classrooms. Based on the examples featured, the editors invite students, teachers, teacher educators and researchers to reflect on their own work and to evaluate the relevance and applicability of the multilingual turn in their own contexts.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1783092254
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Starting from the key idea that learners and teachers bring diverse linguistic knowledge and resources to education, this book establishes and explores the concept of the ‘multilingual turn’ in languages education and the potential benefits for individuals and societies. It takes account of recent research, policy and practice in the fields of bilingual and multilingual education as well as foreign and second language education. The chapters integrate theory and practice, bringing together researchers and practitioners from five continents to illustrate the effects of the multilingual turn in society and evaluate the opportunities and challenges of implementing multilingual curricula and activities in a variety of classrooms. Based on the examples featured, the editors invite students, teachers, teacher educators and researchers to reflect on their own work and to evaluate the relevance and applicability of the multilingual turn in their own contexts.
Language and Language-in-Education Planning in the Pacific Basin
Author: R.B. Kaplan
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401701458
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
This work examines and reviews the ecological context of language planning in 14 countries in the Pacific basin: Japan, the two Koreas, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It provides the only up-to-date overview and review of language policy in the region and challenges those interested in language policy and planning to think about how such goals might be achieved in the context of language ecology.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401701458
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
This work examines and reviews the ecological context of language planning in 14 countries in the Pacific basin: Japan, the two Koreas, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It provides the only up-to-date overview and review of language policy in the region and challenges those interested in language policy and planning to think about how such goals might be achieved in the context of language ecology.
Chuukese Alphabet
Author: Lori Phillips
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573062220
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Illustrated with children's artwork collected by the Regional Educational Laboratory at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), the book features 4 or 5 illustrated examples for each letter as well as a word list of English translations.
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573062220
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Illustrated with children's artwork collected by the Regional Educational Laboratory at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), the book features 4 or 5 illustrated examples for each letter as well as a word list of English translations.
Dual Language Education
Author: Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853595318
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 9781853595318
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.
International Handbook on Education Development in the Asia-Pacific
Author: Wing On Lee
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 981196887X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 2588
Book Description
The Springer International Handbook of Educational Development in Asia Pacific breaks new ground with a comprehensive, fine-grained and diverse perspective on research and education development throughout the Asia Pacific region. In 13 sections and 127 chapters, the Handbook delves into a wide spectrum of contemporary topics including educational equity and quality, language education, learning and human development, workplace learning, teacher education and professionalization, higher education organisations, citizenship and moral education, and high performing education systems. The Handbook is grounded in specific Asia Pacific contexts and scholarly traditions, using unique country-specific narratives, for example, Vietnam and Melanesia, and socio-cultural investigations through lenses such as language identity or colonisation, while offering parallel academic discourse and analyses framed by broader policy commentary from around the world.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 981196887X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 2588
Book Description
The Springer International Handbook of Educational Development in Asia Pacific breaks new ground with a comprehensive, fine-grained and diverse perspective on research and education development throughout the Asia Pacific region. In 13 sections and 127 chapters, the Handbook delves into a wide spectrum of contemporary topics including educational equity and quality, language education, learning and human development, workplace learning, teacher education and professionalization, higher education organisations, citizenship and moral education, and high performing education systems. The Handbook is grounded in specific Asia Pacific contexts and scholarly traditions, using unique country-specific narratives, for example, Vietnam and Melanesia, and socio-cultural investigations through lenses such as language identity or colonisation, while offering parallel academic discourse and analyses framed by broader policy commentary from around the world.
Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education
Author: Wai Meng Chan
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 1614510938
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Learner characteristics have been at the center of second language acquisition and foreign language education research in response to the puzzling questions: Why are there often large differences in second language (L2) learning achievement and why do many learners, though proficient first language speakers, not succeed in learning a L2? The papers in this book explore and challenge the three key factors in individual difference research: language aptitude, language learning strategies and motivation.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 1614510938
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Learner characteristics have been at the center of second language acquisition and foreign language education research in response to the puzzling questions: Why are there often large differences in second language (L2) learning achievement and why do many learners, though proficient first language speakers, not succeed in learning a L2? The papers in this book explore and challenge the three key factors in individual difference research: language aptitude, language learning strategies and motivation.