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Direct linkTupas, Ruanni – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
This paper maps out the linguistic history of nation-building in the Philippines through the politics of "p" and "f" in the country. This politics concerns the various strategic acts of naming the national language at different periods of the country's history that have shaped its fate as the most hegemonic indigenous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Official Languages, Native Language, Language Planning
Peer reviewedMansour, Gerda – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
Describes a study which attempts to link micro and macro approaches in the study of societal multilingualism while introducing a diachronic perspective. The sociolinguistic profile of Senegal is used as a point of departure followed by an outline of sociohistorical factors which contributed to language use. Discusses the social implications of…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Developing Nations, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewedOladejo, J. A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
Necessary facilities for a successful implementation of bilingual education policy in a country like Nigeria are discussed. It is argued that the policy adopted there was too ambitious and unrealistic and that certain fundamental issues were ignored. Difficulties may lead to a total demise of the policy. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedLotherington, Heather – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Considers the pedagogical validity of English immersion education in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, Melanesian countries of the South Pacific. Questions the appropriateness of implementing a policy of English language immersion education in a postcolonial, multilingual Third World context where support for first language maintenance and second…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedRobinson, Clinton D. W. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Compares efforts to support minority languages in the developed, industrialized countries of the north and the developing countries of the southern hemisphere. The article examines whether comparable principles are being applied to minority language planning, and if not, what the underlying reasons for the differences are. (33 references)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedSiegel, Jeff – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Discusses a community-based nonformal education movement in Papua New Guinea to use hundreds of the country's languages to teach initial literacy in local preschool and adult education programs. The article describes this movement, the proposed government reform of the English-only formal education system and the ensuing conflicts. (37 references)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Community Schools, Developing Nations
