NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Colonialism2
Foreign Countries2
Language Planning2
Literacy2
Arabic1
Bilingualism1
Diachronic Linguistics1
French1
Futures (of Society)1
Illiteracy1
Language Maintenance1
Language Role1
Oral Tradition1
Public Policy1
Uncommonly Taught Languages1
More ▼
Source
Current Issues in Language…2
Author
Crowley, Terry1
Daoud, Mohamed1
Publication Type
Information Analyses2
Journal Articles2
Education Level
Audience
Location
Tunisia1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
The Consequences of Vernacular (Il)literacy in the Pacific.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Crowley, Terry – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2000
Recent arguments have suggested that literacy in the Pacific does not give added status to vernaculars and that it should be discouraged, because it is not part of traditional cultures. This article disputes this interpretation, arguing that as these cultures have changed since colonial contact, literacy has been fully incorporated into many local…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Language Planning
The Language Situation in Tunisia.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Daoud, Mohamed – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2001
Describes the current language situation in Tunisia while maintaining a historical perspective that is helpful in understanding how language-related changes have come about, and a prospective view that may illuminate future developments. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingualism, Colonialism, Diachronic Linguistics