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Planning English Language Acquisition in ESL and EFL Societies: Development and Maintenance of Languages and Cultures.
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Jernudd, Bjorn H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
Two sociocultural value clusters that predict an English-as-a-Second-language and an English-as-a-Foreign-Language approach are juxtaposed, respectively, to English language acquisition management. The two approaches are described in educational terms and related to the changing functions of English in the world and to national language…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Sociocultural Comparison of Bilingual Education Policies and Programmes in Three Andean Countries and the United States.
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Minaya-Rowe, Liliana – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Presents a model of the sociocultural circumstances surrounding the development of language policies and planning and of bilingual education programs in the United States and three Andean countries: Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences
The Wellington Indo-Fijians: Language Shift among Teenage New Immigrants.
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Shameem, Nikhat – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
The Indo-Fijian settlers, who speak Fiji Hindi, a preliterate language, migrated to New Zealand following the 1987 Fiji military coup. This article looks at the maintenance of Fiji Hindi among teenage Indi-Fijian immigrants and the factors contributing to a shift from Fiji Hindi to the use of English in all domains. (40 references) (LR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences