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Kroon, Sjaak; Yagmur, Kutlay – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
In this paper, the on-going process of language policy-making in Suriname is dealt with using quantitative data obtained from students as well as teachers in primary and secondary schools. The Republic of Suriname is a former Dutch colony on the Caribbean coast of South America. Suriname shelters around 20 languages. Dutch is the official language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Language Research, Statistical Analysis
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Troolin, David – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
This paper describes a case study of language development in rural Papua New Guinea, in which parents felt the local school was not meeting the educational needs of their children. In this case study, the local, national and global narratives concerning use of the vernacular in education were apparent in the negotiation leading to an apparent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Language Planning, Case Studies