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Rolfe, Heather; Stevenson, Alex – Learning and Work Institute, 2021
This report looks at the future for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) learning in the content of new immigration policies, the recovery from coronavirus, and Adult Education Budget devolution. Drawing on desk research and stakeholder interviews in the West Midlands region, the report considers key questions for the sector and policy…
Descriptors: Migration, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Byram, Michael – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" has been a major influence on language teaching in Europe and beyond and its "Companion Volume" will probably have the same significance. It is important therefore that education professionals understand the underlying concepts, including the conceptualisation of the…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Self Concept, Language Proficiency, Second Language Instruction
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Yagmur, Kutlay – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2019
European discourse on linguistic minorities reflect the construction of inter-ethnic boundaries between national (such as Dutch or French), indigenous minorities (such as Basque, Catalan or Frisian), and immigrant minorities (Arabic, Berber or Turkish). In the European public discourse on immigrant minority groups, two major characteristics…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants, Minority Groups
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Bian, Cui – International Review of Education, 2017
Language issues and social inclusion consistently remain two major concerns for member countries of the European Union (EU). Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of language learning in migrants' social inclusion, and the promotion of language policies at European and national levels, there is still a lack of common actions at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Educational Policy, Inclusion
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Deyrich, Marie-Christine – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2021
This article examines the relationship between European language policy and funded language learning projects in the field of LSP. We look at why and how the objectives were expressed, how the overall directions have evolved over the past decade, and how the LSP landscape has been redefined through research and implementation. Our discursive and…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Languages for Special Purposes, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography