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Begum, Nusrat; Sinha, Sweta – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
Linguistic landscaping (LL) is an emerging field of Sociolinguistics exploring the language in its textual form in public sphere. This paper investigates the visibility and prominence of languages in the public space of Patna, the capital city of Bihar, India. A total of 10 city neighborhoods are chosen for the study. The corpus of the study is…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Neighborhoods, Signs, Language Planning
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Margreet Vogelzang; Ianthi Maria Tsimpli; Anusha Balasubramanian; Minati Panda; Suvarna Alladi; Abhigna Reddy; Lina Mukhopadhyay; Jeanine Treffers-Daller; Theodoros Marinis – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2025
In a highly multilingual country like India, challenges and opportunities arise in education and language policy. Although multilingualism is often associated with developmental advantages, Indian primary school children generally show low learning outcomes, specifically on literacy. Here we examine the influence of mother tongue education and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Barriers, Language Planning, Language of Instruction
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Begum, Nusrat; Sinha, Sweta – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2021
Linguistic landscaping is an emerging field of sociolinguistics exploring language in its textual form in the public sphere. Studies on Linguistic Landscape (LL) can be used as a tool to interpret language vitality in a given territory. The present study investigates visibility and vitality of languages in public space of Bihta, an upcoming…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Attitudes, Signs, Language Planning
Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Anderson, Jason – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
This paper proposes a framework for multilingual language-in-education policy implementation, offered as a critically constructive response to India's recent "National Education Policy 2020" (GOI, 2020). Rooted in India's existing educational language policy, our linguistically inclusive 'Languages for Learning' (LFL) framework is, we…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Outcomes of Education, Multilingualism, Language of Instruction
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Phuntsog, Nawang – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2018
This conceptual paper reports the rare and unprecedented mother tongue based schooling of Tibetan children in exile in India as a success story that can serve as a model for displaced and indigenous peoples. A brief historical development of Tibetan language is offered to highlight the circuitous journey of Tibetan language from the indigenous to…
Descriptors: Sino Tibetan Languages, Refugees, Minority Groups, Language of Instruction
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Das, Ruchira – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2017
Olchiki is the indigenous script of Santals, a dominant tribal community of West Bengal, formulated to promote and represent "adi" cultural heritage and traditions in their mother tongue Santali. The script was recognised by the Government of West Bengal in 1978 and was introduced at the primary level of education. However, there have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language, Indigenous Populations, Tribes
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Rajasekaran, Subhashini; Kumar, Rajesh – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2020
In the multilingual, multicultural emerging economy of India, the language debate may seem to have settled with the adoption of the Three-Language Formula in the first National Policy of Education 1968. However, 50 years later, does this policy still hold? Has research on language acquisition informed our education policy and classroom practices,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Indians, Video Technology, Middle Class
Heugh, Kathleen; Mohamed, Naashia – UNESCO Bangkok, 2020
The Asia-Pacific region hosts the largest number of refugees and displaced people in the world, and is the place of origin for nearly half of all international migrants. However, data related to the unique language-in-education needs of refugee and migrant children in and from this area is sparse. The report aims to create a stronger knowledge…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Language Planning, Language of Instruction
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Bhattacharya, Usree – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
India is home to 1652 languages, but only 22 are officially recognized. And while the Constitution requires local authorities to provide mother tongue instruction in schools (Article 350A, Constitution of India), a mere 43 languages are used nationally as instructional medium. An exploding demand for English-medium schooling across socio-economic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Language Planning
Meganathan, Ramanujam – Online Submission, 2011
Background: This is a chapter in the book titled, Dreams and Realities: Developing Countries and the English Language. Purpose: To study the role of language in development. Setting: National Council of Educational Research and Training. Study Sample: All India. Intervention: Survey Methods. Research Design: Statistical Survey; Qualitative. Data…
Descriptors: Research Design, Language Planning, Educational Research, Second Language Learning
Scott, Jerrie Cobb, Ed.; Straker, Dolores Y., Ed.; Katz, Laurie, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
How can teachers make sound pedagogical decisions and advocate for educational policies that best serve the needs of students in today's diverse classrooms? What is the pedagogical value of providing culturally and linguistically diverse students greater access to their own language and cultural orientations? This landmark volume responds to the…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Language Planning, Language of Instruction