This book investigates the relationship between English and personal and national development in the era of globalization. It addresses the effects that the increased use of English and the promotion of English-language education are having in developmental contexts, and their impact on broader educational issues
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"Drawing upon the framework of linguistic citizenship, the chapters in this book link questions of language to sociopolitical discourses of justice, rights and equity, as well as to issues of power and access. They present powerful evidence of how marginalized speakers reclaim their voices and challenge power relations"--
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- SECTION I: Assessment -- 2. Heteroglossic, multimodal classroom discourses and monolingual, monomodal assessment in Namibian primary science teaching: A case study -- 3. Legitimising fluid multilingual practices: A challenge for formal education worldwide -- 4. Vignette: Using flexible bilingual academic content assessments in the United States: Lessons learned -- 5. Assessment considerations for multilingual students in an English-medium environment: The PUMI decision-making process and translanguaging -- 6. Vignette: The role of home language in supporting adolescent girls' learning in rural Zimbabwe -- SECTION II: Attitudes and community initiatives -- 7. Ideologies of English and language of instruction in Ghana: Educator perceptions and pressures -- 8. Language of instruction attitudes in rural Tanzania: Parental discourses and valued linguistic capabilities -- 9. Vignette: Community initiatives for the use of Maa in education in Kenya -- 10. Community perspectives on the introduction of mother tongue-based bilingual education in Obolo, Nigeria -- 11. Challenges for Gambian primary schools aiming to enhance literacy through the use of national languages -- SECTION III: Policy: Factors in development and implementation -- 12. Vignette: "But exams are not given in Ngoni": The place of local languages in Tanzania's primary education -- 13. Vignette: Language-in-education policy and STEM teaching and learning in Tanzanian schools -- 14. EMI policy in practice: Multilingual mathematics lessons in a government secondary school in rural Rwanda -- 15. Vignette: Sheng as a valuable linguistic resource in education in Kenya.
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