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An Unequal Balance: The Seychelles' Trilingual Language Policy
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Laversuch, Iman Makeba – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2008
In 1976, the Seychelles government made Creole its third official language, alongside French and English. Although Creole is the native language for most Seychellois, this language policy change has remained contentious. While some have hailed it as essential to democracy, others have condemned it for widening the nation's socioeconomic divide.…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Creoles, Democracy, Official Languages
Putting Germany's Language Tests to the Test: An Examination of the Development, Implementation and Efficacy of Using Language Proficiency Tests to Mediate German Citizenship
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Laversuch, Iman Makeba – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2008
In an attempt to unify the nation's naturalisation policies, Germany has introduced compulsory language tests as a prerequisite for citizenship. Reactions to this new policy have been sharply divided. After a brief introduction to the sociocultural demography of modern Germany, critical insights are provided into controversial use of literacy as a…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Citizenship, Language Tests, Demography