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Direct linkSantipolo, Matteo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2016
This paper, after shortly introducing "Folk Linguistics" by defining its domain of competence [cf. Preston, Dennis R., ed. 1999. "Handbook of Perceptual Dialectology." Amsterdam: John Benjamins; Niedzielski, Nancy A., and Dennis R. Preston. 2003. "Folk Linguistics." Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter], attempts to draw an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Linguistics, Folk Culture, Self Concept
Peer reviewedJournal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988
A panel discusses possible futures for second-language study, instruction, learning, and research, touching upon the need for an interdisciplinary perspective, the teacher-researcher relationship, bilingualism, research dissemination, teacher training, and the need for more information regarding linguistic minorities. (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Futures (of Society), Language Research, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedMcCourtie, Lena – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1998
Focuses on acquisition of English by speakers of Jamaican Creole. Examines historical data drawn from reports from the colonial period and highlights the systemic failure of pupils to acquire English. Discusses a recent investigation of secondary schools in postcolonial Jamaica, which finds a similar cycle of underachievement among Creole…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Colonialism, Creoles, Elementary Secondary Education
