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Fordham, Paul – Language and Education, 1994
Language choice (LC) for literacy must consider mother tongue, language of first sight, local lingua francas, and any readily accessible world language. Common but false assumptions regarding LC are noted: multilingualism as a barrier to development, the necessity of a world language, and the permanance of language patterns. (Contains four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Patterns

Barton, David – Language and Education, 1994
Discusses globalization and diversification within four language issues for adult literacy: (1) the spread of a small number of world languages, (2) development of the varieties of language, (3) choice of language for education and official life, and (4) disappearing languages. (JP)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Creoles, Dialects, Foreign Countries