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Spolsky, Bernard – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2018
French colonies were created for the benefit not of the indigenous conquered peoples but of the home country. Their borders were set for political convenience and produced a jumble of ethnicities, languages, and cultures. Exploitation came first, and there was generally no attempt to find a workable educational solution to the local diversity.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Policy, French, Second Language Learning
Rajagopalan, Kanavillil – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2008
The history of language planning in Brazil, the only Portuguese speaking country in South America, is shown to have been decisively influenced at every critical moment by prevailing geopolitical interests. Sharing borders with nine out of the 11 countries that, together with it, make up the continent, Brazil has always been attentive to perceived…
Descriptors: Language Planning, National Security, Diachronic Linguistics, Official Languages

Daoud, Mohamed – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2001
Describes the current language situation in Tunisia while maintaining a historical perspective that is helpful in understanding how language-related changes have come about, and a prospective view that may illuminate future developments. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingualism, Colonialism, Diachronic Linguistics