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Direct linkSchneider, Cindy; Gooskens, Charlotte – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
The Vanuatu government has recently implemented a policy of vernacular literacy. Children are now to receive the first three years of schooling in a vernacular language. Needless to say, in a country with less than 300,000 people [Vanuatu National Statistics Office 2016 Accessed January 4, 2016. http://vnso.gov.vu/] and more than 100 indigenous…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Variation, Native Speakers, Multilingualism
Alimi, Modupe – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
Concerted efforts to characterise Botswana English (BE), though still referred to as "a variety in development", have validated its existence. However, the teaching and assessment of English in the high schools do not seem to have responded to the development of this variety. This paper discusses the viability of using Standard British…
Descriptors: High Schools, Language Planning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
