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Some Thoughts on Extrinsic Linguistic Minorities
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Paulston, Christina Bratt; Haragos, Szidonia; Lifrieri, Veronica; Martelle, Wendy – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
This paper defines and provides examples of a category of linguistic minorities that we call extrinsic minorities. Three case studies are summarised to illustrate the spectrum of linguistic heterogeneity of extrinsic minorities, and the linguistic consequences. These cases show a continuum of how they fit into our definition of extrinsic…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
The Bilingual School of the Slovenes in Austria.
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Fischer, Roland – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Discusses the status of bilingual education in Slovene and German in Southern Austria and describes in detail the curriculum allocation of languages to subjects. The study analyzes the objectives of bilingual education and the sociocultural factors which will determine the future of bilingual schools. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Foreign Countries, German, Language Maintenance
Minority Schools in the South Tyrol and in the Austrian Burgenland: A Comparison of Two Models.
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Rowley, A. R. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Presents findings from an empirical study comparing the status of the German minority in the Italian South Tyrol and the Croatian minority in the Austrian Burgenland. The article analyzes observations of actual language use in schools and compares school authorities, curricula, and employment opportunities of the two minorities. (SED)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Employment Opportunities
Effects of Educational and Social Mobility on Language Maintenance, Language Attitudes, and Language Structure: The Case of Sele in Carinthia.
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Priestly, Tom – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Examines life styles of the inhabitants of Sele, a village in the Slovene-speaking minority area of Austria, over two decades and presents statistics demonstrating enormous changes in work and marriage patterns, which, with educational changes, reflect the surge in mobility and communication of the 20th century. Also examined are four aspects of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Change Agents, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes