Communication and language : surmounting barriers to cross-cultural understanding

• Other Authors: Yeung, Alexander S. (Editor), Brown, Elinor L. (Editor), Lee, Cynthia F. K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Series: International advances in education.
• Subjects: English language > Foreign countries.; Intercultural communication > Cross-cultural studies.; Educational equalization > Cross-cultural studies.; Language and culture.; Sociolinguistics.; Education > Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects.; Educational strategies and policy: inclusion.; Philosophy and theory of education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806614622
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-946-0
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 399 pages) : illustrations

Communication and Language play a foundational role in the overall pursuit of equity and social justice in education. This volume does not take up the majority and dominant views which are especially visible in developments in the field of linguistic education and English language instruction. Rathe...