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Direct linkBegum, Tahira – Power and Education, 2022
Background: Pakistan inherits a multilingual heritage. Along with Urdu, 70 different languages are spoken. The 1973 Constitution officially recognizes Urdu as Pakistan's only national language. Purpose: Until today, the adoption and promotion of Urdu as a medium of educational instruction has remained a point of controversy. Existing research…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Urdu, Official Languages, Language of Instruction
Download full textSamantha Ott – Online Submission, 2024
Following WWII, the English language became the global Lingua Franca, meaning that it is the primary language used to communicate between people who speak different languages. With the development of English as the Lingua Franca, Americans are generally less exposed to foreign languages than most other nationalities. Some researchers believe that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Morganna, Ruly; Sumardi; Tarjana, Sri Samiati – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
"The status quo" of English as the world lingua franca (Choi, 2016; Fang, 2017; Kusumaningputri & Widodo, 2018; Liu & Fang, 2017), the increasing role of English as an additional language for nowadays Indonesian generation (Lauder, 2008), and the nature of Indonesian EFL students as multicultural people (Hamied, 2012; Sukyadi,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Csizer, Kata; Kontra, Edit H. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The investigation of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has produced significant results in the last few years especially in regard to the description and use of this variety of English in various domains. Somewhat less is known about how far the learners and users of English as a foreign language are aware of the changing role of English, how they…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Schools, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Jambor, Paul Z. – Online Submission, 2011
There appears to be a direct as well as an indirect link between the scholastic presence of the English language at any particular university and its respective Times Higher Education-Thomson Reuters 2010 World University Ranking, one of numerous world university rankings. Due to the author's familiarity and to some extent intimate relationship…
Descriptors: Universities, Language Role, Higher Education, Familiarity
Tannenbaum, Michal; Abugov, Netta – Heritage Language Journal, 2010
This study examined linguistic patterns in the Jewish ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, a group that has rarely been studied from a sociolinguistic perspective. Participants were 92 girls, 10-12 years old, who attend a school where Yiddish is the language of instruction and Hebrew, Israel's official language, is studied only in religious…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Minorities, Language Usage, Jews
Gonzalez, Andrew – 1979
A typology of Pacific countries is attempted based on economic systems and degree of socioeconomic development using various indicators (per capita income, literacy, life span). Dimensions of language are then grafted onto these grids and an attempt is made to qualitatively correlate socioeconomic development with various manifestations of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Developing Nations, Language Role, Languages for Special Purposes
Ingram, D. E. – 1987
A discussion of language policy making and its place in a nation's economic and social development uses Australia's experience as a case study. In particular, it reviews the factors such as multiculturalism and international relations that have led to the development of a national language policy, and examines the interim documents and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Correlation, Economic Development, Educational Assessment
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
