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Hamza R'boul – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
This paper discusses how the political interplay between English-in-society and English-in-education policy in the Global South(s) facilitates what I term 'English as a subtle technology of policy distraction' in postcolonial spheres that were colonised by languages other than English. 'English as a subtle technology of policy distraction' is…
Descriptors: Postcolonialism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Role
Pandey, Avinash Rambachan – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2023
Mother-tongue education has increasingly become a keyword in formulations of development goals, especially the Sustainable Development Goals (2015). Achievement of these goals acquires a grave sense of urgency in light of the ever-increasing threat to the very fabric of our linguistic diversity. The basic premise of this article is that Gandhian…
Descriptors: Native Language Instruction, Educational Philosophy, Language Skill Attrition, Language Maintenance
Deborah Charlotte Darling – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Linguistic diversity emerging from international student mobility, in non-anglophone universities, is typically eclipsed by the existing tensions between the national language(s) and English as 'Lingua franca'. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with university lecturers, this study highlights the tensions surrounding national…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Multilingualism, Teaching Methods
Li, Jia; Han, Huamei – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2021
Based on a larger ethnography (Li, 2017. Social Reproduction and Migrant Education: A Critical Sociolinguistic Ethnography of Burmese Students' Learning Experiences at a Border High School in China. (PhD), Macquarie University. http://www.languageonthemove.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LI_Jia_Social_reproduction_and_migrant_education.pdf) and…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnography, Learning Experience, High School Students
Lasagabaster, David – Modern Language Journal, 2017
In Spain, more than 40% of the population lives in officially bilingual regions in which the minority language is used as a means of instruction at school and university. In addition, the increasing importance attached to learning English has led to the proliferation of multilingual school programs in which different languages are used to teach…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Multilingualism, Immigrants
Gotti, Maurizio – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
In the process of internationalization of their teaching programmes many universities all over the world are now offering courses in English. This is a typical English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) situation in which both lecturers and students--although they are not native speakers of English--use this language as a common means of communication and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Multilingualism
Wiley, Terrence G.; Garcia, David R.; Danzig, Arnold B.; Stigler, Monica L. – Review of Research in Education, 2014
"Review of Research in Education: Vol. 38, Language Policy, Politics, and Diversity in Education" explores the role of educational language policies in promoting education as a human right. There are an estimated nearly 7,000 living languages in the world. Yet, despite the extent of language diversity, only a small number of the…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Second Languages, Civil Rights, Educational Policy
Gandolfo, Andrew J. – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2009
In the context of globalisation, European languages, especially English, continue to be the favoured medium of official communication and are valued and promoted as the dominant languages of commerce, international communication, education and scientific knowledge. In this paper, I argue that European educational language medium policies…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Language Maintenance, Language Role, Interpersonal Communication
Brock-Utne, Birgit, Ed.; Skattum, Ingse, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2009
The theme of this book cuts across disciplines. Contributors to this volume are specialized in education and especially classroom research as well as in linguistics, most being transdisciplinary themselves. Around 65 sub-Saharan languages figure in this volume as research objects: as means of instruction, in connection with teacher training,…
Descriptors: African Languages, Language Planning, Multicultural Education, Beginning Reading
Nikula, Tarja; Marsh, David – Bulletin suisse de linguistique applique, 1998
The term "content and language integrated learning" is suggested as an umbrella term for a general pedagogical approach that includes a number of methods of teaching and learning non-language subjects through a second or foreign language. Usage of other, related terms is discussed, and distinctions are made between them. These include…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Bromidge, Wendy; Burch, James – 1993
The teacher's guide is designed to accompany video recordings (not included here) of second language classroom interactions, and used to enhance language teachers' understanding of the dynamics of target language use in the classroom. An introductory section offers arguments in support of the use of the target language and offering specific…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, French

Zakhariev, Zakhari – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1980
Analyzes the problems of multilingual societies, arguing that multilingualism will not hinder economic development and communication, provided that the requirements of the various regional sections and social strata are respected. Denounces foreign language dominance as an instrument of colonialism and advocates enrichment of local languages…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Developing Nations, Language of Instruction, Language Planning

Jayaram, N. – Higher Education, 1993
Discussion of Indian higher education focuses on (1) language instruction and (2) language of instruction in India's multicultural and linguistically diverse society. The complex language situation is described, trends and patterns in second-language instruction and language use in various disciplines are outlined, and difficulties in establishing…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries

Redouane, Rabia – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1998
Examines the national language question in Morocco and the Moroccan government's development of an elaborate multisector language policy, which has particular significance for the education system. The policy aims at promoting Arabic as the language of literacy and wider communication. The background and implications of this policy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Arabic, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, French
Roberts, Alasdair – 1990
A study surveyed parents (n=329) of 1989 and prospective 1990 first-year primary school entrants in Scotland's Western Isles concerning Gaelic-English bilingual education policy. Results indicate only 39% of 4- and 5-year-olds had two native Gaelic-speaking parents, although attitudes toward the language were very positive. Half the parents read…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries