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Reagan, Timothy – Sign Language Studies, 2021
This article offers a brief overview of historical linguistics and explores the value of historical "sign" linguistics. The specific focus of the article is on the question of the extent to which the concept of "sign language families" is a legitimate and useful one. It is suggested that although lateral transmission and…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Diachronic Linguistics, Correlation, Language Classification
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Moncada-Comas, Balbina; Block, David – Language Learning Journal, 2021
In the shift to English-medium instruction (EMI) in European higher education, policy often runs ahead of research and curricular decisions are taken independent of evidence regarding their suitability for achieving broader educational goals, which may range from internationalisation as a general strategy to English language learning as a more…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Dooly, Melinda; Unamuno, Virginia – Journal of Education Policy, 2009
This article examines the way in which socially constructed notions of "language", "social cohesion" and "diversity" create tensions within different educational arenas, particularly concerning educational policies developed at administrative levels and the subsequent interpretation of these policies in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy