Tim Marr
Biographic Data
| ID | 9295449 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tim Marr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tim |
| FAMILY NAME | Marr |
| SIGNATURE | MARR T |
| AFFILIATIONS | London Metropolitan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Language and the Capital
The paper deals with the experience of a group of Chinese teachers of English studying on ELT/Applied Linguistics-related MA courses at a London university. Drawing mainly on data from questionnaires, it shows how the early part of their stay was marked by surprise, disappointment and disorientation at the diversity and perceived poor quality of the Englishes they encountered. It is suggested that this ‘language shock’ can be attributed in large …
Neither the State Nor the Grass Roots
While many language maintenance projects can be thought of as being essentially 'top-down' (directed by the state) or 'bottom-up' (generated at grass-roots level), not all can be so easily characterised. This paper considers the case of the Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, an institution based in Cusco, Peru, which is ostensibly dedicated to the support and maintenance of the Quechua language. Drawing on writing by and about the Academia, but…
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Neither the State Nor the Grass Roots
While many language maintenance projects can be thought of as being essentially 'top-down' (directed by the state) or 'bottom-up' (generated at grass-roots level), not all can be so easily characterised. This paper considers the case of the Academia Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, an institution based in Cusco, Peru, which is ostensibly dedicated to the support and maintenance of the Quechua language. Drawing on writing by and about the Academia, but…
Language and the Capital
The paper deals with the experience of a group of Chinese teachers of English studying on ELT/Applied Linguistics-related MA courses at a London university. Drawing mainly on data from questionnaires, it shows how the early part of their stay was marked by surprise, disappointment and disorientation at the diversity and perceived poor quality of the Englishes they encountered. It is suggested that this ‘language shock’ can be attributed in large …
Linguistics (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Applied linguistics (1 work) · Beijing (1 work) · China (1 work)