Choices in language education: principles and policies
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چکیده
The extended editorial provides a general introduction to the individual contributions to this Special Issue on ‘Choice in language education’. Together with the concluding piece by Lid King, it frames the various cases presented, and offers a discussion of the broader socio-political, cultural, economic and conceptual context within which they are located and against which they can be read. It examines issues of language choice with reference to recent policy initiatives at the level of the UK and the European Union and it discusses general principles concerning language choice. Finally, it introduces the various contributions to this Special Issue.
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