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Language testing, migration and citizenship : cross-national perspectives on integration regimes / edited by Guus Extra, Massimiliano Spotti and Piet Van Avermaet.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Advances in Sociolinguistics
- Advances in sociolinguistics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Ability testing.
- Language and languages.
- Language and culture.
- Immigrants--Language.
- Immigrants.
- Language policy.
- Citizenship.
- Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (279 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is an in depth analysis of the linguistic issues surrounding civic integration and citizenship in nation states across the world. 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 entirel
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Case studies in Europe
- pt. 2. Case studies abroad.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-24419-1
- 9786612244193
- 1-4411-8814-2
- OCLC:
- 646813820
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