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di Giura, Marcella – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
An Italian conference on the role of language instruction in Italian schools is summarized. Special attention is given to the potential for linking language teaching to secondary education reform efforts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Role
Tonkin, Humphrey, Ed.; Johnson-Weiner, Karen, Ed. – 1985
The proceedings of the conference include the opening address (Francoise Cestac) and these papers: "False Friendship in International Language Planning" (Joseph L. Malone); "Guidelines for Terminology Standardization at the United Nations" (Marie-Josee Jastrab); "Language Policy at the Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Conferences, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Download full textVieyra-King, Melissa, Ed.; Calteaux, Karen, Ed. – 1996
The collection of discussion papers from an October 1995 conference in South Africa focuses on the implications of the country's new National Qualifications Framework (NQF), a policy initiative for reform and renewal of post-apartheid education, for language teaching and testing. Papers include: "Introductory Comments: Language Assessment and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Educational Change
Kohonen, Viljo, Ed.; Pitkanen, Antti J., Ed. – 1985
Eighteen papers, 11 in English, and 6 in Finnish and 1 in German are presented on the general theme "Language--Knowledge and Skill," a theme that emphasizes the need to examine the communicative goal in foreign language education from the perspective of both theory and practice. The English-language articles on foreign language testing,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Policy
Brown, David, Ed. – 1997
The purpose of this document is to help South African educational institutions adjust to a post-apartheid era, in which linguistic diversity is promoted and celebrated, by clarifying the emerging processes of language policy formulation and implementation. The new government decided against issuing a grand blueprint for a new national language…
Descriptors: African Languages, Apartheid, Bilingualism, Educational Policy
Baker, Steven J., Ed. – 2002
These papers come from a 2001 conference that explored language policy issues at the global, U.S. national, and California regional levels. There are 15 papers in five sections. Section 1, "National Language Policy," includes (1) "Language and Globalization: Why National Policies Matter" (Chester D. Haskell) and (2) "Real…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Apartheid, Democracy, Diversity
Burnaby, Barbara; And Others – 1982
Twenty-four symposium participants from across Canada, all working in some way on language development in Native education, presented summaries of their work and then identified the most serious and widespread problems in the field and made recommendations for improvement. Six major problem categories were identified: (1) language and language…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Education
