Download or read book The Effects of Official English Laws on Limited english proficient Workers written by Madeline Zavodny and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economics of Language Policy written by Michele Gazzola and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insights from the application of economic theories and research methods to the management of linguistic diversity in an era of globalization. In an era of globalization, issues of language diversity have economic and political implications. Transnational labor mobility, trade, social inclusion of migrants, democracy in multilingual countries, and companies' international competitiveness all have a linguistic dimension; yet economists in general do not include language as a variable in their research. This volume demonstrates that the application of rigorous economic theories and research methods to issues of language policy yields valuable insights. The contributors offer both theoretical and empirical analyses of such topics as the impact of language diversity on economic outcomes, the distributive effects of policy regarding official languages, the individual welfare consequences of bilingualism, and the link between language and national identity. Their research is based on data from countries including Canada, India, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia and from the regions of Central America, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Theoretical models are explained intuitively for the nonspecialist. The relationships among linguistic variables, inequality, and the economy are approached from different perspectives, including economics, sociolinguistics, and political science. For this reason, the book offers a substantive contribution to interdisciplinary work on languages in society and language policy, proposing a common framework for a shared research area. Contributors Alisher Aldashev, Katalin Buzási, Ramon Caminal, Alexander M. Danzer, Maxime Leblanc Desgagné, Peter H. Egger, Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll, Michele Gazzola, Victor Ginsburgh, Gilles Grenier, François Grin, Zoe Kuehn, Andrea Lassmann, Stephen May, Serge Nadeau, Suzanne Romaine, Selma K. Sonntag, Stefan Sperlich, José-Ramón Uriarte, François Vaillancourt, Shlomo Weber, Bengt-Arne Wickström, Lauren Zentz
Download or read book The Politics of Language written by Carol L. Schmid and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-03 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Important aspects of the history of language in the United States remain shrouded in myth and legend. The notion of "one nation, one language" is part of the idealized history of the United States, although in its short history it has probably been host to more bilingual people than any other country in the world. Language is more than a means of communication. It brings into play an entire range of experiences and attitudes toward life. Furthermore, language is a potent symbolic issue because it links power and political claims of ownership with psychological demands for group worth. How people belonging to different language and cultural communities live together in the same political community and how political and structural tensions arise to divide them along language lines, are questions addressed in The Politics of Language. This book analyzes the historical background and recent controversy over language in the United States and compares it to two official multilingual societies: Canada and Switzerland. It's accessibility as a survey of this topic makes it ideal for courses in linguistics, political science, and sociology.
Download or read book Federal Laws Impact on the Implementation of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages written by Barbara Bowman Sherman and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study examines federal education and immigration legislation from 1964 to the present time. Legislation has mandated the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages and has an influence on nearly every literacy program for the Limited- English Proficient (LEP) population in the United States. Data for this study includes the following resources: a review of the literature on federal immigration and education legislation; an interview with an officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); an interview with a refugee family; and an observation of a citizenship class. The study finds that although federal laws have legislated English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, congressional education committees initiate few of these laws. Instead, ESL refom1s are too often a result of America's immigration policies. Laws having the most effect on implementing English as a Second Language programs are the following: The Civil Rights Act of 1964; The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965; The Bilingual Education Act of 1968; Lau v. Nichols (1974), and the Lau Remedies; The Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare (HEW) guidelines of 1968 and 1970; The Aspira Consent Decree (1974); The Immigration Reform Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) or Amnesty Act; The Pottinger Memorandum of 1970, and HEW task- force compliance policy; The Legal Immigration Act of 1990 (IMMACT 90); The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Welfare Reform Act); The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); California Proposition 227; Washington Initiative 200; and, California Proposition 209. This thesis explores federal legislation's many and varied implications for educaivrs, institutions, Limited-English Proficient populations, and ESL programs"--Document.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics written by Robert B. Kaplan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics contains 39 original chapters on a broad range of topics in applied linguistics by a diverse group of contributors. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field, the many connections among its various sub-disciplines, and the likely directions of its future development. The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics addresses a broad audience: applied linguists; educators and other scholars working in language acquisition, language learning, language planning, teaching, and testing; and linguists concerned with applications of their work. Systematically encompassing the major areas of applied linguistics-and drawing from a wide range of disciplines such as education, language policy, bi- and multi-lingualism, literacy, language and gender, neurobiology of language, psycholinguistics and cognition, language and computers, discourse analysis, language and concordances, ecology of language, pragmatics, translation, and many other fields, the editors and contributors to The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics provide a panoramic and comprehensive look at this complex and vigorous field. This second edition includes five new chapters, and the remaining chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated to give a clear picture of the current state of applied linguistics.
Download or read book Languages in America written by Susan J. Dicker and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tackles the controversial language issues facing an increasingly diverse nation. Highlighting the roles non-English languages have had in American history, it offers a cogent argument against language restrictionism Drawing on the disciplines of linguistics, history and sociology, its analysis of language issues is scholarly yet accessible.
Download or read book The Effect of Native Language on Internet Usage written by Neil Gandal and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Hispanic Applied Linguistics written by Manel Lacorte and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of Hispanic applied linguistics, allowing students to understand the field from a variety of perspectives and offering insight into the ever-growing number of professional opportunies afforded to Spanish language program graduates. The goal of this book is to re-contextualize the notion of applied linguistics as simply the application of theoretical linguistic concepts to practical settings and to consider it as its own field that addresses language-based issues and problems in a real-world context. The book is organized into five parts: 1) perspectives on learning Spanish 2) issues and environments in Spanish teaching 3) Spanish in the professions 4) the discourses of Spanish and 5) social and political contexts for Spanish. The book’s all-inclusive coverage gives students the theoretical and sociocultural context for study in Hispanic applied linguistics while offering practical information on its application in the professional sector.
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Download or read book E Government Website Development Future Trends and Strategic Models written by Downey, Ed and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-07-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides fundamental clues about the direction forward in electronic government needed to achieve even greater value from websites and assist the continuing transformation of governmental interaction with citizens"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Effects of Subject Pool and Design Experience on Rationality in Experimental Asset Markets written by Lucy F. Ackert and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Language on the Job written by Bill Piatt and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Language is rapidly become a controversial issue in the workplace. Given the ongoing language rights debate in this country, this should come as no surprise. For the next several decades, immigrants and other people with limited proficiency in the English language will enter the workforce in increasing numbers. Their presence forces employers, coworkers, and unions to address some complex issues about hiring, supervising, and paying them. This book, written for everyone seeking a better understanding of workplace discrimination, is the first full discussion of language issues arising from rapid changes in the workforce. The author's goal is to provide guidance that minimizes conflict over language issues in the labor market. Among the main topics considered are these: English proficiency tests in hiring and promotion decisions; "speak English only" rules in the workplace; compensation for the language skills of bilingual employees when they are required to use these on the job; and unions providing fair representation to members having limited command of English. As our society grapples with its cultural diversity, a book such as this is especially needed. It offers a commonsense, even-handed approach to law, language, and culture in the workplace. It provides employers and employees sufficient understanding of the issues so that potential language rights controversies on the job can be anticipated and fairly resolved.
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Download or read book Voting Rights ACT written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Putting English Language Learners on the Educational Map written by Clemencia Cosentino de Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To expand knowledge about young immigrant populations and to document how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) affects the education of English language learner (ELL) and limited English proficient (LEP) students, the Urban Institute was funded by the Foundation for Child Development to undertake a series of reports. This policy brief draws on this work to address the main question guiding the series: "has NCLB improved education for ELLs as schools have become accountable for these students' performance?" This question applies not only to the educational levels subject to the law but to pre-K as well, for which there have been spillover effects. After presenting an overview of the ELL population's demographic profile, this brief focuses on the findings of the statistical portrait of schools and the case studies to answer the main research question. The findings reveal that, while implementation of NCLB in high-LEP schools has resulted in some problems for ELL students' education, the net effect of the law has been positive because it has (1) increased attention paid to ELL students; (2) increased the alignment of curriculum, instruction, professional development, and testing; and (3) raised the bar for ELL student achievement. The brief discusses the implications of the findings and gives recommendations for strengthening the potentially positive effects of NCLB on the education of ELL students. By documenting the benefits of spillover effects of the law on pre-K education, the brief also looks ahead to the reauthorization of NCLB and the implications of expanding the law to include this educational level. (Contains 5 figures and 7 endnotes.).
Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
