The English-vernacular divide : postcolonial language politics and practice - Ramanathan, Vaidehi, 1965- (Multilingual Matters Clevedon, 2005)
Introduction : situating the vernacular in a divisive postcolonial landscape -- Divisive post/colonial ideologies, language policies, and social practices -- Divisive and divergent pedagogical tools for vernacular- and english-medium students -- The divisive politics of divergent pedagogical practices -- The divisive politics of tracking -- Gulfs and bridges revisited : hybridization, nativization, and other loose ends.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Postcolonialism -- Commonwealth countries; Languages in contact -- Commonwealth countries; English language -- Variation -- Commonwealth countries; English language -- Social aspects -- Commonwealth countries; English language -- Commonwealth countries; English language -- Political aspects -- Commonwealth countries; Commonwealth countries -- Languages