NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kim, Hyunah; Burton, Jennifer Lynn; Ahmed, Tasneem; Bale, Jeff – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
Building on the recent studies revealing that official bilingualism policies in Canada are often used to reinforce a specific racial and linguistic order, this paper addresses the impact of these federal-level policies on education policies at the provincial level. From the policy genealogy perspective, we examine Ontario's Heritage Languages…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Bilingualism, Official Languages, Educational Policy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Hilary Anne; Giacon, John; McLean, Bonnie – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
Australia is a 'hotspot' of Indigenous language endangerment, but has a growing number of language revival projects. We describe one such project which is using a community development approach for the revival of the Gamilaraay language in north-eastern New South Wales. As a result of colonisation there are now no fluent speakers of Gamilaraay and…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lewis, Huw – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
This paper will seek to determine what types of legislative or policy measures should be considered as morally acceptable ones for the state to implement as part of a language maintenance effort. It will approach the issue from a liberal-egalitarian perspective. As a first step, a series of normative constraints that liberal-egalitarians would…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Public Policy, Monolingualism, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Chamot, Anna Uhl – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988
Provides an overview of the current status and future directions of education for limited English proficient (LEP) elementary and secondary students in the United States, covering the estimated number of LEP students and teachers, government and legislative roles, school district services, teacher training programs, research, and program…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Educational Trends