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Bürki, Yvette – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
This contribution examines the linguistic perceptions and ideologies of an individual of Latin American origin, Jorge, based in the German-speaking region of Switzerland, through narratives to analyse how pre-existing normative linguistic discourses influence (linguistic) identities. Connecting the micro-level of Jorge's narrative to the macro…
Descriptors: Latin Americans, Self Concept, Political Influences, Language Variation
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Crack, Angela M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
Britain has funded English language teaching (ELT) initiatives in developing countries for decades, despite changes in government and a series of substantial overhauls in the administration of development aid. This article reveals the relevance of ideational factors in explaining how ELT remained a key part of Britain's aid policy during a period…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Developing Nations
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Bugarski, Ranko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
This article presents a case study of the former Yugoslavia, focusing on the role of language in constructing collective identities and establishing ethnic boundaries in relation to political borders. After looking at the variable and frequently multiple language-identity links in the South Slavic world, it examines the part that Serbo-Croatian,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Language Role
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Karan, Mark E. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
Forecasting of ethnolinguistic vitality can only be done within a well-functioning descriptive and explanatory model of the dynamics of language stability and shift. It is proposed that the Perceived Benefit Model of Language Shift, used with a taxonomy of language shift motivations, provides that model. The model, based on individual language…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Attitudes, Language Skill Attrition, Models
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Roberts, Catrin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Highlights the danger of using already constructed typologies implying permanent relationships between elements and monolithic categories to analyze real examples of language conflict. A specific case of an established bilingual secondary school in Wales illustrates this danger. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Educational Policy