Bibliograph

A post-liberal approach to language policy in education, John E. Petrovic

Type

Label

A post-liberal approach to language policy in education, John E. Petrovic

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A post-liberal approach to language policy in education

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

John E. Petrovic

Series statement

New perspectives on language and education, 41

Summary

This provocative defense of language diversity works through the strengths and weaknesses of liberal political theory to inform language policy. The book presents the argument that policy must occupy the space between 'linguistics of community' and 'linguistics of contact' in a way that balances individual autonomy and group recognition while not reifying 'language'. Drawing on the importance of the language/identity link, the author distinguishes between language negative liberalism and language positive liberalism, arguing against the former. This distinction orients consideration of increasingly specific language policy issues, such as official languages, language rights, bilingual education, and uses of language varieties within classrooms

Target audience

adult

Classification