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The Impact of Cultural Policy in the GDR on the Work of Translators
This chapter aims to give an overview of the professional life of literary translators in the GDR. Literature in the GDR, and thus translation as a...
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Contesting language policy for asylum seekers in the Northern periphery: the story of Tailor F
This article is about navigating asylum, employment and language policy in a new country as an asylum seeker. Through the story of one individual, we...
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Contrasting Language Ideologies: Language-Related Policy Proposals in the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms in a Historical Perspective
The present paper examines how language-related issues have appeared on the official agendas of the major parties of the American political scene...
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A raciolinguistic perspective on career readiness standards in career and technical education: Professionalism and communication skills as white linguistic practices
In this paper, we draw on raciolinguistic ideologies and chronotopes to critique career readiness, a race-evasive educational policy discourse that...
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The Legal System and Language Policy of Cameroon
The legal and linguistic heterogeneity of Cameroon makes the nation a relevant case study. Cameroon has a Bijural legal system, an official...
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CLIL Trajectories in Colombia: Stakeholders’ and Experts’ Insights
This chapter presents the results of a study carried out in schools and universities in Colombia, with a twofold purpose: (a) to identify the factors...
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Professional Standards in CALL Teacher Training in Vietnam: Towards an Ecological Approach to CALL Integration
Vietnam’s National Foreign Languages Project (NFL) is a far-reaching national initiative that aims to develop national policy and practice in foreign...
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Assessing Teachers’ Perceptions of Relevant ELT Policies in Cameroon
Current thinking in ELT holds teachers’ agency in policy design and implementation crucial in creating appropriate learning environments....
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Policy and Pedagogical Reform in Higher Education: Embracing Multilingualism
Multilingualism is on the rise in many countries, and Canada is no exception. Since the 1980s, the demographic rise in the number of students from a...
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An Overview of Turkey’s Policy Development in TESOL and Multilingualism
The present chapter examines the underlying assumptions about multilingualism, English language education, and language planning that establish...
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Enhancing Equity for English Learners Through the Seal of Biliteracy: Policy/Practice Pitfalls and Possibilities
The multilingual turn in TESOL (May in The multilingual turn: implications for SLA, TESOL, and bilingual education. Routledge, New York, 2014) is...
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Policy on Global Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Possible Role for ELT from Examples in Guinea Bissau, Senegal and DRC
ELT professionals currently (with access to authentic internet materials and teacher support groups such as IATEFL Global Issues SIG) have a unique...
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Comparing Family Language Policy in Cyprus, Estonia and Sweden: Efforts and Choices Among Russian-Speaking Families
This chapter focuses on Russian and its heritage language use, maintenance and transmission in Cyprus (which shares the Eastern Orthodox religion...
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Content and Language Integrated Learning in South America
CLIL is a pedagogical approach which has gained traction in different educational and geographical contexts as a key tool in language learning and...
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Multilingualism Through English-Dominated Bilingual Policy: Integration of International Students in Modern Singapore
According to Lee Kuan Yew, late Prime Minister of Singapore, “language policy is a vital instrument for achieving national interest objectives and...
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ELT Policies in Multilingual Contexts: An Analysis of Rural-Urban Experience in Ghana
This chapter takes a critical look at ELT policy in Ghana. During the time of colonial rule, English was used by British administration as the...
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Is language a ‘right’ in U.S. education?: unpacking Castañeda’s reach across federal, state, and district lines
Castañeda v. Pickard (648 F.2d 989, [5th Cir. 1981]) was a significant legal case in the history of educational policy for non-native...
