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Download full textDer-Houssikian, Haig – 1998
A study examines the use of Kiswahili as representative of the dynamism of Kenyan society and the degree to which the Kenyan body politic has achieved cohesion. It focuses on a series of urban centers with overlapping spheres of influence, referred to as the urban corridor. The Kenyan situation is viewed through a model provided by chaos theory…
Descriptors: African Languages, Chaos Theory, Cultural Context, Demography
Beaty, Stuart – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1979
While the Official Languages Act of Canada mandates the governmental use of English and French, it is up to regions, localities, and individuals to develop the attitudes and policies which will safeguard the rights of language minorities (including English speakers in francophone areas) and discourage the cultural isolation of language groups. A…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Civil Rights, Cross Cultural Training, Demography
Sirles, Craig – 1986
A set of procedures for evaluating language planning and policy is proposed. The method, developed to assess language policy implementation in Morocco since independence in 1956, is suggested as a diagnostic device to assist specialists in evaluating previously implemented plans and those in progress. It isolates the linguistic and extralinguistic…
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, Demography, Educational Planning, Evaluation Criteria
