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Perspectives on Foreign Language Policy
Studies in honor of Theo van Els
This volume, containing fourteen invited papers on foreign-language policy, starts off with a brief history of foreign-language teaching policy in the Netherlands. This historical outline is followed by four contributions of authors who once developed the Dutch National Action Programme (NAP) on Foreign Languages under the directorship of Theo van Els. The second section consists of five contributions written by experts from Germany, Israel, Finland and the United States, who reflect on the language policies adopted in their countries and on the international impact of the ideas developed in the NAP. The final section of the book presents four contributions from Dutch authors, all focussing on language policy issues related to the respective roles of Dutch as a second language, and of ethnic-minority languages in the Netherlands.
The contributions to this volume were written by friends and colleagues of Theo van Els, in recognition of his considerable contributions to that area of applied linguistics which has captured his fascination for many years: foreign-language teaching policy.
The contributions to this volume were written by friends and colleagues of Theo van Els, in recognition of his considerable contributions to that area of applied linguistics which has captured his fascination for many years: foreign-language teaching policy.
[Not in series, 81] 1997. viii, 224 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 13 January 2012
Published online on 13 January 2012
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
- Preface | pp. vii–viii
- Foreign-Language Teaching Policy in the Netherlands 1800–1970: A Historical OutlineFrans Wilhelm | p. 1
- The Task Force of the Dutch National Action Programme as an Instrument for Developing and Implementing Foreign-Language PolicyDirk Tuin and Gerard Westhoff | p. 21
- NAP as a Basis for a Coherent FLT PolicyA.J.E.G. Renique | p. 35
- The Difficulty of Spanish for Dutch LearnersMaria Oud-de Glas | p. 41
- Changing Target — Changing TestsLeijn Melse | p. 55
- Horizon Taal and Language Planning in the United StatesRichard D. Lambert | p. 79
- Developing a Language-Competent American Society: Implications of the English-Only MovementG. Richard Tucker | p. 89
- Planning Foreign-Language Education: An Israeli PerspectiveBernard Spolsky and Elana Shohamy | p. 99
- Implementation of Foreign-Language Policy in FinlandKari Sajavaara | p. 113
- Foreign-Language Policy form the Grass RootsHerbert Christ | p. 129
- Multilingualism in the Netherlands?Kees de Bot and Bert Weltens | p. 143
- Minority Groups and Minority Languages in the Netherlands: Empirical Facts and Educational PolicyPeter Broeder and Guus Extra | p. 157
- From Mother Tongue to Foreign Language: Prospects for Minority-Language Education in the NetherlandsGeert Driessen | p. 181
- Adult Second-Language Policy in the Netherlands: Some ConsiderationsAnne-Mieke Janssen-van Dieten | p. 201
- Index | pp. 219–224
“This book constitutes essential reading for all those interested in language policy.”
Jan Hulstijn, Free University of Amsterdam
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