John D Battenburg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6364651 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John D Battenburg |
| GIVEN NAMES | John D |
| FAMILY NAME | Battenburg |
| SIGNATURE | BATTENBURG J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Sharjah |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The status of Kumzari and its speakers
The Kumzari language, with approximately 3,000 speakers in the Musandam Governorate of Oman, is an Iranian language spoken in the Arabian Peninsula. Although Kumzari speakers have lived along the Persian Gulf for hundreds of years, little research has been conducted on this language community. Issues related to constructing a systematic approach for analyzing language minority groups are considered in the context of the Kumzari language and commu…
English Versus French
The Maghreb (Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) has long been thought of as a francophone bastion. Even after independence in the 1950s and early 1960s, countries in this region continued to use French as a tool for modernization and development. Along with progress in Arabization, however, today English is emerging as another linguistic option. This article considers the competition between English and French in Tunisian educational institutions and…
English in the Maghreb
A survey of the expansion of English teaching, learning and use in the Arab West, with particular regard to Tunisia
Linguistics in the English department
JOHN D. BATTENBURG of California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) discusses tensions currently inherent in university departments of “English”, especially in the United States
Language and Literacy from an Educational Perspective
Becoming Literate in English as a Second Language
This volume contains empirical research on issues relevant to understanding the educational experiences of minority language students in American public schools. Bringing together some of the most recent empirical findings regarding the acquisition of literacy in English as a second language from fields such as anthropology, special education, cognitive psychology, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, it helps readers understand the difficult…
The Science of Linguistics in the Art of Translation
English Versus French
The Maghreb (Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) has long been thought of as a francophone bastion. Even after independence in the 1950s and early 1960s, countries in this region continued to use French as a tool for modernization and development. Along with progress in Arabization, however, today English is emerging as another linguistic option. This article considers the competition between English and French in Tunisian educational institutions and…
The status of Kumzari and its speakers
The Kumzari language, with approximately 3,000 speakers in the Musandam Governorate of Oman, is an Iranian language spoken in the Arabian Peninsula. Although Kumzari speakers have lived along the Persian Gulf for hundreds of years, little research has been conducted on this language community. Issues related to constructing a systematic approach for analyzing language minority groups are considered in the context of the Kumzari language and commu…
Becoming Literate in English as a Second Language
This volume contains empirical research on issues relevant to understanding the educational experiences of minority language students in American public schools. Bringing together some of the most recent empirical findings regarding the acquisition of literacy in English as a second language from fields such as anthropology, special education, cognitive psychology, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, it helps readers understand the difficult…
The Science of Linguistics in the Art of Translation
Language and Literacy from an Educational Perspective
Linguistics in the English department
JOHN D. BATTENBURG of California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) discusses tensions currently inherent in university departments of “English”, especially in the United States
English in the Maghreb
A survey of the expansion of English teaching, learning and use in the Arab West, with particular regard to Tunisia
English Versus French
The Maghreb (Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) has long been thought of as a francophone bastion. Even after independence in the 1950s and early 1960s, countries in this region continued to use French as a tool for modernization and development. Along with progress in Arabization, however, today English is emerging as another linguistic option. This article considers the competition between English and French in Tunisian educational institutions and…
The status of Kumzari and its speakers
The Kumzari language, with approximately 3,000 speakers in the Musandam Governorate of Oman, is an Iranian language spoken in the Arabian Peninsula. Although Kumzari speakers have lived along the Persian Gulf for hundreds of years, little research has been conducted on this language community. Issues related to constructing a systematic approach for analyzing language minority groups are considered in the context of the Kumzari language and commu…
Linguistics (6 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Language education (2 works)