Early Language Learning in Context: A Critical Socioeducational Perspective

✍ Scribed by David Hayes

Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Year: 2022
Tongue: English
Leaves: 204
Series: Early Language Learning in School Contexts; 7
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book critically analyzes early school foreign language teaching policy and practice across six geographical contexts. Criticizing the worldwide trend for a focus on English, it argues for a broader perspective that values multilingualism and knowledge of regional and indigenous languages alongside a more diverse range of foreign languages.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Rationales for Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems
2 Thailand: An Educational Paradox
3 South Korea: A Severe Case of ‘English Fever’
4 Sri Lanka: Language Education and Peace- Building in Primary Schools
5 Equity and Multilingual Diversity in Primary School Language Teaching and Learning in Malaysia
6 Early Language Teaching and Learning in Ontario, Canada and Finland: Experiences of Bilingualism and Multilingualism
7 Rethinking Early Language Learning in State Sector Education Systems
References
Index

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