RT Book, Section
A1 van Damme, Dirk
T1 Epilogue
JF Educational Research and Innovation
YR 2012
FD Apr 24
SP 463
OP 469
AB In a globalising world, language policies in education are confronting many challenges and often become subject to fierce political debate. The historical objectives of language education linked to nation-building and state-formation are reshaped by the linguistic consequences of migration, international trade and the interaction of other (" foreign") languages with the national language(s). Schools are rapidly becoming complex multilingual environments. Language policies in education have to find a new balance between the need for high literacy skills in the national language(s) and increased proficiency in several non-native languages. Policies regarding languages in education are not only important for language skills as such, but also have profound consequences for raising intercultural awareness and enhancing a positive recognition of "otherness".
PB Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
DO 10.1787/9789264123557-32-en
UL http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/;jsessionid=49b5brc4ur7nc.x-oecd-live-01content/chapter/9789264123557-32-en