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Download full textMcCulloch, John I. B., Ed. – 1969
In the first issue of the newsletter, the editor indicates that one of the functions of the newsletter is to be an experimental attempt to mirror the ups and downs of the English language in today's world. This issue includes articles on the role of English in Latin America, Hungary, Indonesia, Denmark, and Cameroon. Other articles deal with the…
Descriptors: Cultural Centers, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Tonkin, Humphrey – 1975
Relatively few studies have been made of the history of the international language Esperanto, although materials for its study are fairly complete. As a linguistic phenomenon, that is, a language in continuous use for almost a century but without national roots, it has also had little systematic study, though a considerable literature on the…
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, International Relations, Language Attitudes, Language Research
Peer reviewedSobelman, C. P. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1976
This paper discusses the problem of textbook selection for Chinese instruction, and considers the role of Chinese language teachers and content of Chinese courses. Lists of supplementary materials for PRC and DeFrancis texts are appended. (CHK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Role
Kalivoda, Theodore B. – American Foreign Language Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Language Role, Linguistic Performance
Peer reviewedRivers, Wilga M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1971
Keynote address at the joint meeting of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association and the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Toronto, Canada, March 26, 1971. (DS)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Degree Requirements, Language Role
Peer reviewedComrie, Bernard – Second Language Research, 1997
Discusses points made in a previous paper, arguing that the presence of the basic word order Agent-Verb-Patient in the Basic Variety (BV) may reflect the salience of this word order in the target language as suggested by comparable data from creoles. Although the BV may serve the communicative functions of true languages, they may not fulfill…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creoles
Peer reviewedFriedrich, Patricia; Berns, Margie – World Englishes, 2003
Introduces this special issue of the journal on English in South America, focusing on questions of language, culture, and identity. (VWL)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAlm, Cecilia Ovesdotter – World Englishes, 2003
Presents a study completed in Quito, Ecuador that investigates the attitudinal perceptions toward English in advertising in the Ecuadorian commercial context. Findings are the result of four data collection procedures; a questionnaire administered to advertising experts, an analysis of business names in ten shopping centers, an analysis of…
Descriptors: Advertising, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interviews
Peer reviewedKellerman, Eric – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1995
Reviews recent research on crosslinguistic influence, focusing on the part played by knowledge of one's first language in the acquisition of a second language (L2). It is also argued that there can be transfer that is not licensed by similarity to the L2, and where the way the L2 works may largely go unheeded. (86 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Attitudes, Language Research, Language Role
Peer reviewedMignault, Louis B. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992
Historical/sociocultural circumstances of the French language in Canada are outlined and the role of Quebec French in Canadian language education is discussed, focusing on its place in French teaching outside Quebec and in development of bilingualism. Establishment of a Quebecois language is viewed as essential to French Canadian cultural…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, French, Language Attitudes
Pecheur, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1993
The author of a new French grammar textbook focusing on the best use of language to express meaning is interviewed. Topics include theories that have influenced the grammarian, distinction between grammar for instruction and grammar for reference purposes, aspects of writing a grammar textbook, and attention given to oral language. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Role
Peer reviewedCanagarajah, A. Suresh – ELT Journal, 1999
Contrasts linguistic imperialism and linguistic hybridity and comments on a previous article that suggests the role of English in endangering regional languages and cultures no longer holds true. The role of the English-a-as-Foreign-Language teacher is discussed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Dominance, Language Role
Peer reviewedRajagopalan, Kanavillil – ELT Journal, 1999
Responds to comments by Canagarajah, which were written in response to an article that suggested that the role of English in endangering regional languages and cultures no longer holds true. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Dominance, Language Role
Peer reviewedPetzold, Ruth; Berns, Margie – World Englishes, 2000
Discusses the functional range of English and its penetration into Hungarian society and shows that in just a few years English has become an essential tool for modernization and economic development and a significant medium in the tourist and entertainment industries as well as education. The need for and use of English in the workplace has had a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction
Peer reviewedClayton, Thomas – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1999
Examines the development of and response to world-system theory in language policy studies. Suggests a project for scholars interested in language and international structural relations that involves decentering core languages and assigning them an important, but not deterministic role in the world system. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Language Planning, Language Role
