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The English-vernacular divide : postcolonial language politics and practice /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramanathan, Vaidehi, 1965-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2005]
Series:Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 49.
Subjects:
English language > Commonwealth countries.
English language > Political aspects > Commonwealth countries.
English language > Social aspects > Commonwealth countries.
English language > Variation > Commonwealth countries.
Languages in contact > Commonwealth countries.
Postcolonialism > Commonwealth countries.
Commonwealth countries > Languages.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : situating the vernacular in a divisive postcolonial landscape
  • Divisive postcolonial ideologies, language policies, and social practices
  • Divisive and divergent pedagogical tools for vernacular- and English-medium students
  • The divisive politics of tracking
  • Gulfs and bridges revisited : hybridization, nativization, and other loose ends.