Discourses on language and integration
Subtitle: critical perspectives on language testing regimes in Europe
By: edited by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun, Clare Mar-Molinero, Patrick Stevenson.
Contributors: Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle, 1955-; Mar-Molinero, Clare, 1948-; Stevenson, Patrick, 1954-
Series: Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture -- v. 33
Publisher: John Benjamins Pub. Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9789027206237
Subjects: Language and languages -- Examinations; Language policy -- Europe; Languages, Modern -- Ability testing -- Europe
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of appendices, tables and figures; title: Notes on contributors; title: acknowledgements; title: 1. Testing regimes: introducing cross-national perspectives on language, migration and citizenship / Gabrielle Hogan-Brun, Clare Mar-Molinero and Patrick Stevenson; title: 2. Fortress Europe? Language policy regimes for immigration and  citizenship / Piet Van Avermaet; title: 3. Language tests for immigrants: Why language? Why tests? Why citizenship? / Elana Shohamy; title: 4. Language, migration and citizenship: a case study on testing regimes in the Netherlands / Guus Extra and Massimiliano Spotti; title: 5. Being English, speaking English: extension to English language testing legislation and the future of multicultural Britain / Adrian Blackledge; title: 6. Language, citizenship and Europeanization: Unpacking the discourse of integration / Kristine Horner; title: 7. Local actors in promoting multilingualism / Brigitta Busch; title: 8. Language tests and social policy: a commentary / Tim McNamara.