Reviving Catalan at School
Author | : Joaquim Arnau |
Publisher | : Multilingual Matters |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2013-08-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781783090266 |
ISBN-13 | : 178309026X |
Rating | : 4/5 (26X Downloads) |
Download or read book Reviving Catalan at School written by Joaquim Arnau and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive picture of languages and schools in Catalan-speaking countries, making much of the information available in English for the first time. The chapters examine multiple aspects of the language situation in these countries, including: the recovery of Catalan in schools; the position and status of the majority languages (English and Spanish); language-in-education policies in a multilingual, multicultural context; the possibility of multilingual competence; and the successes and failures of instructional processes.