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Bocale, Paola – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
This paper presents the results of fieldwork conducted among the small Italian minority living in Kerch, a coastal town in Crimea, between 2012 and 2013. After introducing the socio-historical background and the current situation of the minority, it presents and discusses the attitudes of members of the community towards the different languages…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Official Languages, Native Language, Language Dominance
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Grin, Francois – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Describes a study of the economics of language competence in Switzerland and the efficacy of education systems undertaken to develop guidelines for language policy. This study was mandated by such issues as the reassertion of local identities, unprecedented migration flows, the emergence of the European Union, and the intensification of…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Economics, Foreign Countries, Guidelines