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Language Testing, Migration and Citizenship: Cross-National Perspectives on Integration Regimes

Language Testing, Migration and Citizenship: Cross-National Perspectives on Integration Regimes

Extra, Guus
Spotti, Massimiliano
Van Avermaet, Piet

Hardcover

Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics

Linguistics

ISBN10: 1847063454
ISBN13: 9781847063458
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: Aug 23 2009
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

What is required to achieve civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world? Should language testing be a part of it? This book addresses the urgent need to develop a fuller conceptual and theoretical basis for language testing than is currently available, to enable widespread discussion of this theme and the concomitant linguistic and cultural requirements.

The policy proposals for civic integration have so far been conducted almost entirely at a national level, and with little regard for the experiences of a countries with long traditions of migration, such as the USA, Canada, the UK or Australia. At the same time, EU enlargment and the ongoing rise in the rate of migration into and across Europe suggest that these issues will continue to grow in importance.

This book raises the level of discussion to take account of international developments and to promote a more coherent and soundly based debate. It will appeal to researchers and academics working in sociolinguistics and language education, as well as those working on language policy.

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