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Wee, Lionel – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
The Linguistic Human Rights (LHRs) paradigm is motivated by the desire to combat linguistic discrimination, where speakers of discriminated languages find themselves unable to use their preferred language in society at large. However, in an increasingly globalised world where speakers may feel the need or the desire to travel across state…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Models, Monolingualism, Language Role
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Giles, Howard; Dorjee, Tenzin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
Tibetan civilisation is over two millenniums old and, today, its struggles in diaspora open up a new chapter in Tibetan history. Diasporic Tibetans (e.g. in India and the USA) have made tremendous efforts over the last few decades to maintain their way of life. We focus on cultural identity in the Tibetan diasporas, with special attention focused…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Self Concept