Piet Van Avermaet

List of John Benjamins publications for which Piet Van Avermaet plays a role.

Journal

In this article we will show, with Flanders (Belgium) as a concrete case, how intertwined integration and citizenship discourses and policies have become in contemporary super-diverse societies. Flanders is a clear example of how integration is gradually being replaced by virtual or moral… read more
In this article we will show, with Flanders (Belgium) as a concrete case, how intertwined integration and citizenship discourses and policies have become in contemporary super-diverse societies. Flanders is a clear example of how integration is gradually being replaced by virtual or moral… read more
Van Avermaet, Piet 2009 Fortress Europe? Language policy regimes for immigration and citizenshipDiscourses on Language and Integration: Critical perspectives on language testing regimes in Europe, Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle, Clare Mar-Molinero and Patrick Stevenson (eds.), pp. 15–44 | Chapter
For some years a shift has been observable in many European countries towards stricter conditions for people who want to enter, settle or apply for citizenship in the country. One of the new (or renewed) conditions for obtaining citizenship is language proficiency. Because of the diversity… read more
Van Avermaet, Piet and Sara Gysen 2009 Chapter 8. From needs to tasks: Language learning needs in a task-based approachTask-Based Language Teaching: A reader, Van den Branden, Kris, Martin Bygate and John M. Norris (eds.), pp. 143–170 | Article
In this chapter, we will focus on tasks as attainment goals. Determining and describing target tasks may be regarded as the first step in the process of task-based curriculum design (Long, 1985, 1997, 2005a; Richards, 2001). In describing target tasks for language education and evaluation, a… read more
In this research project, the model of social determination of language shift will be expanded. An attempt is made to fill the gap that still exists regarding the effects on language shift of an ethnic minority group member's confidence in his ability to comply with the linguistic demands of the… read more
Van Avermaet, Piet, Tim van der Avoird, Resi Damhuis, Griet Ramaut, Walter Schrooten en Wim Vandenbussche 1995 Reacties op "de Sociolinguïstiek in Het Nederlandse Taalgebied Anno 1995"Thema's en trends in de sociolinguistiek 2, pp. 105–116 | Article