The Weight of English in Global Perspective: The Role of English in Israel

Autor/in	Shohamy, Elana
Titel	The Weight of English in Global Perspective: The Role of English in Israel
Quelle	In: Review of Research in Education, 38 (2014) 1, S.273-289 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-732X
DOI	10.3102/0091732X13509773
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Role; Sociolinguistics; Semitic Languages; Language Attitudes; Justice; Civil Rights; Arabs; History; Immigrants; Educational Attainment; Employment Potential; Official Languages; Jews; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Soziolinguistik; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Sprachverhalten; Gerechtigkeit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Arab; Araber; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Office language; Amtssprache; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden
Abstract	The aim of this chapter is to point to the complexities of the English language in Israel from a critical perspective, its global language status, and the manners in which it affects and interacts with a variety of local issues. The main focus is on how the presence of a global language, like English, affects a given sociolinguistic reality, bringing about specific consequences in terms of people's participation, equality, justice, and rights. Addressing these questions and issues will proceed along two main themes: The first is a historical and current perspective of the phases that English went through in Israel parallel to the revival of Hebrew and its accompanying ideologies; the second is the impact of the power of English on other languages and people, especially on Arabs, who use a different community language, and on immigrants, who arrive in Israel with home languages other than Hebrew. These groups are expected to acquire both Hebrew and English in order to participate and function in the society in education and employment. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10