| The Common European Framework of Reference: The Globalisation of Language Education Policy Contributor(s): Byram, Michael (Editor), Parmenter, Lynne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847697291 ISBN-13: 9781847697295 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 306.449 |
| LCCN: 2012009129 |
| Series: Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.75 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages was published a decade ago and has been influential ever since, not only in its European 'home' but throughout the world. This book traces the processes of the influence by inviting authors from universities and ministries in 11 countries to describe and explain what happened in their case. There are everyday factors of curriculum development - which sometimes include coincidence and happenstance - and there are also traditions of resistance or acceptance of external influences in policy-making. Such factors have always existed in bilateral borrowing from one country to another but the CEFR is a supra-national document accessible through globalised communication. The book is thus not only focused on matters of language education but is also a Comparative Education case-study of policy borrowing under new conditions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Parmenter, Lynne: - Lynne Parmenter is a Principal Lecturer in International Education at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Until 2010, she spent 17 years teaching in schools and universities in Japan. Her main research interests are in global citizenship education and the negotiation of education policy and practice in the context of globalization.Byram, Michael: - Michael Byram is Professor Emeritus at the University of Durham, UK and Guest Professor at the University of Luxembourg. |