Education, power and sociolinguistic mobility
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Fred E. Anderson
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of themes that emerge from the case studies in the volume, and places them within a broader theory of language and globalization. Lesser power refers to the sociopolitical status of languages, and does not as suggest lesser linguistic or cultural value. Four major themes coming out of the case studies are described:which language variety should be used in educational contexts, the roles of teachers and learners, the choice of teaching methodology, and the issue of motivation.A meta-theme that emerges from the collection is the need to view the teaching and learning of these languages in relation to the needs of the speakers within a sociolinguistics of mobility.
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of themes that emerge from the case studies in the volume, and places them within a broader theory of language and globalization. Lesser power refers to the sociopolitical status of languages, and does not as suggest lesser linguistic or cultural value. Four major themes coming out of the case studies are described:which language variety should be used in educational contexts, the roles of teachers and learners, the choice of teaching methodology, and the issue of motivation.A meta-theme that emerges from the collection is the need to view the teaching and learning of these languages in relation to the needs of the speakers within a sociolinguistics of mobility.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Dedication v
- Table of contents vii
- Preface xi
- Foreword xiii
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Introduction
- The diversity of Asia-Pacific language ecologies 1
- Education, power and sociolinguistic mobility 13
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East Asia
- A Yami language teacher’s journey in Taiwan 33
- Power and other issues in minority language education in China 49
- Forming a Korean identity in Japan 65
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Southeast Asia
- Patani Malay in Thai education 91
- Language in schooling in Timor-Leste 111
- Bidayuh as a subject at pre-school and primary levels 131
- Sustaining and maintaining a minority language 153
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Oceania
- UNESCO’s action in culture and the importance of language maintenance in the Pacific 175
- State versus community approaches to language revival 185
- Vernacular education in Papua New Guinea 205
- From despised jargon to language of education 223
- Te Reo Māori – He Reo Kura? (Māori Language – A School Language?) 243
- A study of bilingual education using Samoan language in New Zealand 261
- Index 293
- Authors 289
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Dedication v
- Table of contents vii
- Preface xi
- Foreword xiii
-
Introduction
- The diversity of Asia-Pacific language ecologies 1
- Education, power and sociolinguistic mobility 13
-
East Asia
- A Yami language teacher’s journey in Taiwan 33
- Power and other issues in minority language education in China 49
- Forming a Korean identity in Japan 65
-
Southeast Asia
- Patani Malay in Thai education 91
- Language in schooling in Timor-Leste 111
- Bidayuh as a subject at pre-school and primary levels 131
- Sustaining and maintaining a minority language 153
-
Oceania
- UNESCO’s action in culture and the importance of language maintenance in the Pacific 175
- State versus community approaches to language revival 185
- Vernacular education in Papua New Guinea 205
- From despised jargon to language of education 223
- Te Reo Māori – He Reo Kura? (Māori Language – A School Language?) 243
- A study of bilingual education using Samoan language in New Zealand 261
- Index 293
- Authors 289
