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Download full textWong, Irene F. H. – 1991
Standard English has long been the unquestioned choice of a model for all language instruction, whether in native or non-native speaker countries. Fanned by the recent interest in new varieties of English, especially those in the Third World, there have been increasing claims that it is best in such English-as-a-Second-Language countries to set up…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interlanguage, Language Standardization
Peer reviewedCrosling, Glenda – Prospect, 1996
Suggests that use of grammatical and lexical features of non-standard English varieties may contribute to the confusion of international students at Australian universities when discerning the intended meaning of written words. Suggests that the establishment of assessment criteria may simplify assessment difficulties and urges that efforts be…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Lam, Clara; Chow, Balance – 1995
American students are exposed to many different romanization systems when learning Chinese. The most important systems include Pinyin, Zhuyin fuhao, Wade-Giles, Gwoyeu Romatzhy, and the Yale system, to name just a few. The Pinyin system, which is built on the English alphabet, is the official transliteration system of mainland China. The Zhuyin…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Maintenance, Foreign Countries
Gladstein, Jill, Ed.; Silver, Rita Elaine, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993
This issue of a journal designed to present works in progress by students and professors of linguistics contains the following papers: "In Praise of My Language" (Joshua A. Fishman); "How Does Social Status Affect the Sequencing Rules of Other-Introductions?" (Fred J. Chen); "The Role of Ethno-Lingual Relativity in Second…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Planning, Language Research, Language Standardization
McConnell, Grant D.; Mahapatra, B. P. – 1990
Papers from the conference include the following: opening remarks (Lorne Laforge and William F. Mackey); a position paper on the written language of the world (Grant D. McConnell); "An Overview of the Practical and Theoretical Implications of the 'Written Languages of India' Survey Regarding Language and National Development Strategies"…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Hindi, Indigenous Populations
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Toronto. Literacy and Basic Skills Section. – 2000
The Aboriginal Language Standardisation (ALS) Project's task is to develop quality literacy materials in order to help preserve aboriginal languages of Canada. The Canadian Assembly of First Nations, a group of tribal leaders, recently called for the establishment of standards for written and oral languages by approving terminology, developing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Canada Natives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
