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Devitt, Ann; Condon, Joe; Dalton, Gene; O'Connell, Jane; Ní Dhuinn, Melanie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This paper presents an analysis of primary schoolchildren's attitudes to the Irish language, Gaeilge, in the context of national policy in the Republic of Ireland. In particular, the study examines the factors (social, cultural, cognitive and organisational) that may be related to a pronounced excess in disengagement with Irish over and above…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Self Efficacy, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
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Mansoor, Sabiha – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2004
Pakistan, as a multilingual country, faces numerous problems in language planning in higher education. There are concerns about the limited role of regional languages, lack of required materials in Urdu, and student difficulties in English. The research reported here is a nationwide survey of 2136 students, 121 Subject and English teachers of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Planning, Language Role, Negative Attitudes