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Second Language Learning and Socioeconomic Development: Interrogating Anglonormativity from the Perspective of Pre-Service Modern Language Professionals
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Cruz Arcila, Ferney; Solano-Cohen, Vanessa; Rincón, Ana Cecilia; Lobato Junior, Antonio; Briceño-González, María – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2022
In the context of an undergraduate program in modern languages that includes the learning of French, Italian, Portuguese, and German in addition to English, this paper problematizes anglonormativity; that is, the dominant discourses of English as the taken-for-granted language of development. From the particular context of Colombia, where the…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Agency in Meso-Level Language Policy Planning in the Face of Macro-Level Policy Shifts: A Case Study of Multilingual Education in a Chinese Tertiary Institution
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Chen, Xiuwen; Tao, Jian; Zhao, Ke – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2021
In contrast to the waning interest in learning languages other than English (LOTEs) worldwide, mainland China is pursuing to diversify LOTE education because of the 'Belt and Road Initiative.' In response to language policy shifts, individual stakeholders in local contexts such as universities have to take actions to initiate LOTE programs or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Future of French in Nigeria's Language Policies
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Igboanusi, Herbert; Putz, Martin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2008
In a surprise announcement in December 1996 in a speech at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs, the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha said "Nigeria is resolutely launching a programme of national language training that will in a short order, permit our country to become thoroughly bilingual". General Abacha's…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Official Languages, Foreign Countries, French
Alliance Francaise: Le Changement Permanent. Entretien avec Marc Blancpain (Alliance Francaise: The Permanent Change. An Interview with Marc Blancpain).
Reboullet, Andre – Francais dans le Monde, 1993
An interview with the current president of the Alliance Francaise reviews the evolution of French cultural outreach since World War II, related initiatives by the French government and private agencies, important activities of the alliance, and specific areas in which research on the role of French is needed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational History, French, Government Role
French as a Second Language: A Review of Recent Curriculum Development in Alberta.
Lazaruk, Walter A. – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1980
This report covers six areas related to the development of French second language (FSL) programs in Alberta: (1) background information on recommendations of the Curriculum Policies Board, including the plan for curriculum revision; (2) characteristics of newly developed French programs; (3) premises underlying the program development,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communication Skills, Cultural Awareness
French Language Minority Education: Political and Pedagogical Issues.
Tardif, Claudette – 1989
The political and pedagogical issues arising from language legislation, language policy, and language planning in a bilingual country such as Canada are analyzed. The socio-historical context of bilingualism in Canada is reviewed, and Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (appended), which imposes a constitutional requirement…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Constitutional Law, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)