“Languages and codes are by definition dynamic and situated in space and time, with all the historical, sociological and anthropological implications that this notion brings with it. It is likewise pertinent to consider the relations with the social and production practices and the students’ inclusion as citizens in a literate and symbolic world. Contemporary production is essentially symbolic in nature and social life requires the mastery of languages as tools for communication and negotiation of meanings/sense.”

“In countries where many different languages are spoken, English is often used as an official language to help people communicate”

“To encourage students to think about how the American upper class is now part of an international upper class, and the way those atop the class hierarchy in this country connect with those in the upper classes around the world.”

“Some 93% of children between the ages of 3 and 18 are in education in state-funded schools without charge. Since 1998, there have been two main types of maintained (state funded) school: Academy schools, established by the 1997-2010 Labor Government to replace poorlyperforming community schools in areas of high social and economic deprivation. Their startup costs are typically funded by private means, such as entrepreneurs or NGOs, with running costs met by Central Government and, like Foundation schools, are administratively free from direct local authority control; Community schools (formerly county schools), in which the local authority employs the schools' staff, owns the schools' lands and buildings, and has primary responsibility for admissions.”