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Smith-Christmas, Cassie; NicLeòid, Sìleas L. – Language Policy, 2020
This paper compares the sociolinguistic trajectory of a 'latent' speaker mother to that of a 'new' speaker mother. Drawing on Shandler (TDR 48(1):19-43, 2004), it introduces the term 'post-vernacular FLP' as a means to conceptualise the latent speaker mother's emblematic use of Gaelic with her child as a 'seed' from which language revitalisation…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Indo European Languages, Mothers, Sociolinguistics
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Schreyer, Christine; Wagner, John – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
Since independence in 1975, Papua New Guinea, the most linguistically diverse country in the world, has had both unofficial and official policies of mother-tongue education. However, limited resources and support for mother-tongue education has led communities to incorporate bottom-up language planning as well. In particular, this paper examines…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Maintenance, Language Skill Attrition, Rural Areas
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Becerra-Lubies, Rukmini; Mayo, Simona; Fones, Aliza – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
Public education policies governing language revitalization and the teaching of indigenous languages have been in place for more than 20 years in Chile. In this journey, there has been considerable progress nationwide in the education of a generation of children in an intercultural socio-educational environment. However, there still exist…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Preschool Education
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Bull, Tove; Huss, Leena; Lindgren, Anna-Riitta – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2023
The research question of the present paper is the following: to what degree (if any) is gender relevant as an explanatory factor in, firstly, the process of assimilation and later, the process of (re)vitalisation of indigenous and minority languages in northern Fenno-Scandia (the North Calotte)? The assimilation of the ethnic groups in question…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Language Usage, Sociolinguistics, Language Minorities
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Coluzzi, Paolo – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2019
Lombard is one of the 12-15 non-recognized regional languages spoken in Italy. This article focuses on the new speakers of Lombard, i. e. people who have learned or are learning Lombard as a second language. Through an open questionnaire the author has probed into various aspects concerning these new speakers' competence and learning trajectories,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Romance Languages, Second Language Learning
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Tovar-García, Edgar Demetrio – Journal of Education and Work, 2020
Tatarstan has been developing several public policies in favour of the Tatar language; probably the most relevant is bilingual schooling. Given this, the present research compares the monthly wage income between those who studied before, during, and after the implementation of this educational reform. Using data from the Russia Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language Planning, Turkic Languages, Foreign Countries
Albury, Nathan John – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
Since the second half of the twentieth century, post-colonial governments have commonly sought to revitalize the indigenous languages their imperialist predecessors hoped to eradicate. Although the impetus to revitalize is shared, the question of excluding or including the non-indigenous majority in the revitalization process, and encouraging them…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Language Planning, Language Maintenance, Public Policy
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Vorozhbitova, Alexandra A.; Konovalova, Galina M.; Ogneva, Tatiana N.; Chekulaeva, Natalia Y. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
Drawing on the function of Russian as a state language the paper proposes a concept of continuous linguistic rhetorical (LR) education perceived as a means of optimizing language policy in Russian multinational regions. LR education as an innovative pedagogical system shapes a learner's readiness for self-projection as a strong linguistic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Russian, Corporations, Public Policy
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Curdt-Christiansen, Xiao Lan; Sun, Baoqi – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
Singapore's bilingual policy legitimises English not only as the language of governmental administration and interethnic communication, but also as the medium of instruction in all schools on all levels and across all subjects except mother tongues (MTs). As a result of these politics of language recognition, a visible shift has occurred in all…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Policy
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Yamat, Hamidah; Umar, Nur Farita Mustapa; Mahmood, Muhammad Ilyas – International Education Studies, 2014
Today's global economy and dependency on technology has led to educational reforms in Malaysia, which includes language policies; namely the Upholding the Malay Language, and Strengthening the English Language ("MBMMBI") policy. This policy underpins the project presented and discussed in this paper; on the development of a bilingual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Indonesian Languages, Language Maintenance
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Owodally, Ambarin Mooznah Auleear – Language and Education, 2014
The present study was carried out in the context of the recent (2012) introduction of Kreol in the primary school curriculum in Mauritius. The time-tabling of Kreol as an optional subject offered at the same time as the other existing ancestral languages, institutionalised Kreol as an ancestral language, despite its status as a national language.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urdu, Cultural Pluralism, Textbooks
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Moriarty, Mairead; Pietikainen, Sari – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2011
The aim of this paper is to examine the increased potential for language change from the micro-level, given the new domains in which minority languages are present in the global era. Drawing on the theoretical notion of sociolinguistic scales this paper presents a comparative account of the changing positions of the Irish and Inari Sami languages.…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Musicians, Academic Achievement
Tadoum, Jean Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation focuses on the works of two well-known African Francophone novelists, Ahmadou Kourouma from the Ivory Coast and Mongo Beti from Cameroon. The objective of this study is to look at the influences of African oral traditions and analyze the literary transposition of semantic structures from African languages and cultures into the…
Descriptors: Semantics, African Languages, Foreign Countries, French
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Schreyer, Christine – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2011
The languages of Klingon and Na'vi, both created for media, are also languages that have garnered much media attention throughout the course of their existence. Speakers of these languages also utilize social media and information technologies, specifically websites, in order to learn the languages and then put them into practice. While teaching a…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Creoles, Information Technology
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Souza, Ana; Kwapong, Amoafi; Woodham, Malgorzata – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2012
The former British Labour Government acknowledged that religious practices play an important role in the development of children's identities [DCFS. (2009). "Your child, your schools, our future: building a 21st century schools system." London: HMSO; DfES (2007). "Curriculum review: Diversity and citizenship." London: HMSO].…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Foreign Countries, Catholics, Churches
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