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Direct linkZhang, Rui; Chan, Brian Hok-Shing – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This paper examines the translanguaging practice of two EFL teachers in a Xinjiang university, where English and Mandarin Chinese are predominant but Uyghur is minoritised as a medium of instruction. We focus on data in which the teachers translanguage across all three languages and make a case for the conception of pedagogical translanguaging…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Native Language, Mandarin Chinese, English (Second Language)
Zhang, Qi; Yang, Ting – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The medium of instruction (MoI) is regulated in the bilingual education of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in two ways. One requires most school subjects to be taught through Mandarin, whereas the other demands that all subjects be delivered with Mandarin as the MoI. A field trip to the capital city, Urumqi, was conducted in 2017 to investigate…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Ethnic Groups, Geographic Regions, Mandarin Chinese
Gilmetdinova, Alsu – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
The purpose of the paper is to shed light on potential driving forces that guide principals' decisions on how to implement language policies in their schools in Kazan, Russia. Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan and home for the second biggest ethnic group in Russia, called Tatars, whose native language proficiency is gradually declining. After…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Literacy, Second Language Learning
Ping, Wang – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
There is a trend towards the shift of the Uyghur language as the language of instruction in schools in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. This article presents several examples of such a shift first and then it reviews the concept of language rights (LR) and applies them to the current situation of the Uyghur language in education…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Foreign Countries
Smagulova; Juldyz – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2008
The paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of language policy in Kazakhstan in the context of the current sociolinguistic situation and historic, demographic, sociopolitical, and economic factors. Highlighting some of the challenges facing the official policy of kazakhization, this review allows for better understanding of the functioning of…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Economic Factors
Orusbaev, Abdykadyr; Mustajoki, Arto; Protassova, Ekaterina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2008
The study provides an overview of the sociolinguistic situation in Kyrgyzstan and the current role of Russian and Kyrgyz in the republic. We present initial results of a mass survey of language use that show that the efforts to introduce the Kyrgyz language on all levels of societal use had some effect. At the same time, Kyrgyzstan is a…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Official Languages, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
