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Leung, Constant, Ed.; Street, Brian V., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2012
In this volume a range of authors from different international contexts argue that the notion of communicative competence in English, hitherto largely referenced to metropolitan native-speaker norms, has to be expanded to take account of diverse contexts of use for a variety of purposes. It also discusses the popular belief that language and…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Mohan, Bernard, Ed.; Leung, Constant, Ed.; Davison, Chris, Ed. – 2001
This book analyzes the system-wide provision of English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) services in Australia, Canada, and England suggests that a truly responsive educational vision is lacking. They find government policies to be inadequate; educational practices for ESL students to be either underdeveloped or poorly coordinated with practices for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Planning
Leung, Constant, Ed.; Cable, Carrie, Ed. – 1997
This volume highlights the language and learning needs of pupils with English as an additional language in the United Kingdom. It includes chapters by British teachers and researchers working in this field. The book addresses a number of issues of interest to practitioners, scholars, teacher educators, and policy makers. Each chapter is prefaced…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education