Language Development across the Life Span
Subtitle: The Impact of English on Education and Work in Iceland
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 17, 2017
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9783319678030
Description: This book offers insights from a seven-year study into the impact of English as an International Language at a national level, from the effect of rich English input on a previously monolingual people's linguistic repertoire to its effect on the situated language use demanded of speakers who find themselves in a new linguistic environment for which they have not been prepared. The changes described in the book have occurred in a speech community that identifies strongly with the local language, but finds itself increasingly having to use another language to perform daily functions in education and work. Findings describe how the official language and educational policies have not addressed this new linguistic ecology of Iceland. The findings of these studies have larger international practical, educational, empirical, and theoretical implications and should be relevant to anyone interested in the impact of English as an International Language.
Notes: Source title: Language Development across the Life Span: The Impact of English on Education and Work in Iceland (Educational Linguistics)