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Bettney, Esther – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The promotion of language ideologies, policies and pedagogies that treat languages as separate and hierarchical has become a central concern for critical education scholars. In this case study, I explore how school actors at Colegio Colombiano (CC), an international school in Colombia, engaged with critical approaches to bi/multilingual education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Unks, Gerald – Clearing House, 1984
Decries the lack of attention to second language learning in the American public schools. Contrasts language study in the United States to that in other countries. (FL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Gajo, Laurent; Matthey, Marinette – Bulletin suisse de linguistique applique, 1998
The process and issues of labeling language program models is discussed insofar as it may affect the objectives, content, and method of instruction. The first section describes the origins, stated objectives, and implementation of a Neuchatel (Switzerland) school program integrating heritage language and culture into the school curriculum, noting…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Heritage Education
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Hamilton, Judith – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Discusses the use of Language Medium Teaching (LMT) in an experimental project at Craigroyston High School in Edinburgh, Scotland. Students in the LMT immersion program are taught geography in French. Also discussed are the use of LMT in the Scottish Primary Pilot program at Balerno High School and its feeder primary schools. (MDM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Foreign Countries, French
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Freeman, Kate; And Others – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Examines the recent evolution of three indigenous languages in Eastern Canada (Ojibway, Mohawk, and Inuktitut), focusing on efforts to revive and maintain indigenous languages. Discusses linguistic and cultural identity, ownership, and change in indigenous communities. (39 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Cultural Influences, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1979
This profile in outline form of the English language teaching situation in the United Republic of Cameroon discusses the role of English within the society and within the educational system. Cameroon is an officially bilingual state consisting of five francophone provinces and two anglophone provinces. In the anglophone provinces, English is the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English (Second Language)
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Current trends and issues in second language education are summarized to provide background data for discussion in these areas: language use patterns in Canada and in the world; language education in Canada, with a focus on Alberta's situation (federal and provincial roles in multicultural education and second language study throughout Canada, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Economic Development, Educational Trends