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Priyanka Bose; Xuesong Gao; Sue Starfield; Nirukshi Perera – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2024
Family language policy (FLP) impacts the maintenance of heritage language(s) in the family domain, where parents play a crucial role in making language-related decisions for their children. Globalisation, immigration, the COVID-19 pandemic, and digital communication have all affected FLP. Studies are now calling for examining how dispersed…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Language Usage, Indo European Languages, Linguistic Theory
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Sherris, Arieh; Sulemana, Osama Saaka; Alhassan, Andani; Abudu, Grace; Karim, Abdul-Rahaman – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
Sociocultural and socio-economic conditions (e.g. subsistence family farming needs) as well as the absence of nearby public schools result in Ghanaian youth, primarily from rural areas, not receiving formal schooling. Because of this, children may never learn to read and write. One solution is a complementary education programme (CEP) that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Context, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences
Valverde, Estela; And Others – 1994
The last in a series of reports on nine prominent foreign languages in Australia reviews the status of Spanish, particularly as it concerns public policy and second language teaching. The first chapter describes the research and survey methodologies that are the basis for this report. Subsequent chapters summarize the results and draw conclusions.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Continuing Education, Demography, Economic Impact