Identifies factors provoking shift from implicit language policies such as denigration of Aboriginal languages to the development of an explicit language policy

In a context where linguistic and cultural diversity is characterized by ever-increasing complexity, adopting official multilingual policies to correct a countr

This is the first Handbook to deal with language policy as a whole and is a complete 'state-of-the-field' survey, covering language practices, beliefs about lan

This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language learning imposed by political and economic

This book explores how high-stakes tests mandated by No Child Left Behind have become de facto language policy in U.S. schools, detailing how testing has shaped