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From Migrant to Citizen: Testing Language, Testing Culture

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9780230576339
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Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2010 9780230576339
Onderdeel van serie Language and Globalization
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In this impressive volume a combination of theorists - linguists, historians and lawyers - address the subject of citizenship testing for language proficiency and 'cultural' knowledge. Discussing themes of identity and cultural belonging, they draw out the implications for Australia and the wider international community.

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ISBN13:9780230576339
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Foreword: C.Slade & M.Möllering PART I: CITIZENSHIP IN AUSTRALIA: FROM EMPIRE TO MULTICULTURAL STATE AND BACK Shifting Landscapes of Citizenship; C.Slade Citizenship and Language Tests: Law and History; A.Buck & C.Frew Australian Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century: Historical Perspectives; A.Holland From Virtues to Values: Conceptions of Australian Citizenship; I.Tregenza The Value of Values? Debating Identity, Citizenship and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Australia; L.Cox PART II: CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON CITIZENSHIP: A CONVERGENCE OF TESTING REGIMES? Citizenship Testing in the Anglophone Countries: UK, Canada, USA; M.Hargreaves Civic Integration in the Netherlands; C.Slade The Changing Scope of German Citizenship: From 'guest-worker' to citizen?; M.Möllering 'Do I feel Australian? No you tell me': Debating the Introduction of the Australian Formal Citizenship Test; E.Farrell PART III: CITIZENSHIP TESTS UNDER REVISION: PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS AND POPULAR ATTITUDES Citizenship and Identity: A Philosophical Perspective; C.Mackenzie Nativism as Citizenship: Immigration, Economic Hardship and the Politics of the Right; M.Goot & I.Watson From Earning the Privilege of Citizenship to Understanding its Responsibilities: An Update on Australian Citizenship Testing; M.Möllering & L.Silaghi Afterword; S.Wright Index

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