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Jean-Marie Arrighi – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2024
Corsican is a Romance language that belongs to the Italo-Romance group. Corsican has been recognised since 1974 as a regional language in France by the Ministry of National Education. The language is officially recognised by the French Constitution as belonging to the heritage of France. Over the past 25 years, several laws, decrees, regulations,…
Descriptors: Romance Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Educational Policy
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Willans, Fiona – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
Language-in-education policies are developed and implemented within contexts of great complexity. Where policies appear less than perfect on paper, this presents a valuable opportunity to examine the contextual factors that have led to their development, helping policymakers to understand the conditions under which policy change must take place.…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Context Effect, Multilingualism
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Salaün, Marie – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
The use of the notion of "decolonization", applied to indigenous people's schooling, is somehow misleading. It refers to a certain period, namely the colonial period, which officially ended in New Caledonia in 1946, then a French colony and now a French overseas territory. It also refers to contemporary efforts to address the colonial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Multilingualism, Language Planning
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Blackwood, Robert J. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
This paper provides a historical account of post-war state language policy within education in France, examining in particular the position and status of Corsican, one of the country's regional heritage languages. This paper outlines the treatment of Corsican by the French State and how this language management impacted upon the language beliefs…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Foreign Countries, History
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Lightbown, Patsy M. – TESL Canada Journal, 1988
Analyzes the social and educational objectives for teaching English as a second language in Quebec schools. Further research is needed about appropriate teaching methods and appropriate ages for beginning instruction. The sociopolitical context of Quebec must be considered to assign highest priority to developing students' native languages. (CB)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Hartford, Beverly, Ed.; And Others – 1982
The fifteen articles in this volume are generally concerned with the role of vernacular language in bilingual education on an international scale. They examine specific nations and how bilingualism affects their social milieu. The following articles are included: (1) "Bilingualism and the Vernacular," by Shana Poplack; (2) "The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Bordeleau, Louis-Gabriel; And Others – 1980
This is a study of the educational experience of Franco-Ontarians at the secondary level, dealing specifically with the development and achievement of French-language instructional units, and community expectations of such units. The report starts with a review of the history of secondary French-language education from 1848 to 1968, the year in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Legislation, Ethnic Groups, French
ar Mogn, Olier, Comp.; Stuijt, Mark, Comp. – 1998
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--Brittany. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities, main actors, legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Berthoumieux, Michel; Willemsma, Adalgard – 1997
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the South of France. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities, main actors, legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Stuijt, Mark – 1998
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the southwestern part of France, also known as the North Basque country. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational…
Descriptors: Basque, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups
Cazabon, Benoit; Lafortune, Sylvie; Boissonneault, Julie – 1998
The report, entirely in French, presents a study of the instructional approaches used for French native language instruction at the elementary and secondary school levels in five regions of Ontario (northwest, northeast, mid-north, central, and east). It examined the nature and degree of linguistic heterogeneity and the distinctive traits of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies
Richmond, Edmun B. – 1983
During colonial times, education in Africa was based on the European system of education, and the European languages remained the only languages taught in schools. These languages were often taught by poorly trained teachers who passed their errors on to students. Major policy revisions and modifications in language education, teacher training,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Colonialism, Comparative Education, Cultural Context