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Mesthrie, Rajend, Ed. – 2001
This book provides comprehensive information on all aspects of sociolinguistics. It includes 285 articles, of which 80 are short biographical entries. Fifty of the biographies and 42 other articles are entirely new, while the remaining entries are revised and updated from the "Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics." The book provides…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communication Skills
McKay, Sandra Lee – 1993
A discussion of second language literacy (SLL) looks at various contexts in which language minorities in the United States attempt to become literate in English, and the effects of conflicting agendas on the individual and the second language classroom. Six areas influencing literacy agendas are discussed. In the first chapter, differing concepts…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Economic Factors, Educational History, Educational Policy
Download full textMoore, Sarah Jane, Ed.; Morfit, Christine, Ed. – 1993
Selected writings by Richard Lambert on languages and international studies include the following: "Foreign Language Planning in the United States"; "Southeast Asian Language Instruction"; "Implications of the New Dutch National Action Plan for American Foreign Language Policy"; "Distance Education and Foreign…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Distance Education, Educational Finance
Linguistic Society of America, Washington, DC. – 1987
Thirty-six nontraditional undergraduate courses in linguistics are described. Course topics include: animal communication, bilingualism, sociolinguistics, introductory linguistics, language and formal reasoning, language and human conflict, language and power, language and sex, language and the brain, language planning, language typology and…
Descriptors: Animals, Bilingualism, Black Dialects, College Curriculum
Wong, Irene F. H. – 1978
In the last 15 years or so, Malaysian English has begun to come into its own as a dialect peculiar to its own region and yet intelligible on the whole to English speakers everywhere. There is evidence that English is undergoing a transitional stage in Malaysia; use of English is progressively reduced as use of Bahasa Malaysia is increased. The…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialect Studies, Educational Policy, English for Special Purposes
Ricento, Thomas, Ed.; Burnaby, Barbara, Ed. – 1998
This collection includes the following essays on language and politics in North America: "Respecting the Citizens: Reflections on Language Policy in Canada and the United States" (Colin H. Williams); "The Politics of Language in Canada and the United States: Explaining the Differences" (Ronald Schmidt, Sr.); "Demographic…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingualism
Ingram, David; John, Glyn – 1990
This study investigated the status of instruction in cultures and languages other than English in Queensland, Australia in preparation for development of comprehensive and coherent public policies for the field. The report addresses the following topics: the policy development process (project background and the nature of language education…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Cultural Education, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Direct linkJoshee, Reva; Johnson, Lauri – University of British Columbia Press, 2007
"Multicultural Education Policies in Canada and the United States" uses a dialogical approach to examine responses to increasing cultural and racial diversity in both countries. It compares and contrasts foundational myths and highlights the sociopolitical contexts that affect the conditions of citizenship, access to education, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Diversity, Comparative Education, Citizenship
Language Choices: Conditions, Constraints, and Consequences. Impact Studies in Language and Society.
Putz, Martin, Ed. – 1997
The collection of essays on language contact and language conflict includes: "Language Choices: Contact and Conflict?" (Martin Putz); "Language Ecology: Contact Without Conflict" (Peter Muhlhausler); "Towards a Dynamic View of Multilingualism" (Ulrike Jessner); "A Matter of Choice" (Florian Coulmas); The…
Descriptors: Arabic, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), Creoles
Laberge, Julie, Ed.; Vezina, Robert, Ed. – 1996
The 33 papers, all in French, from the 1996 conference on research in linguistics address a wide range of topics in linguistics, including: linguists as an endangered species; categorizing verb specifiers in Yoruba; socio-terminology as a framework for understanding the language of orthodontia; French-to-Arabic borrowings in the 19th and 20th…
Descriptors: Advertising, African Languages, Arabic, Bilingualism
Rettig, Heike, Ed. – 1995
This proceedings contains papers from the first European seminar of the Trans-European Language Resources Infrastructure (TELRI) include: "Cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe in Language Engineering" (Poul Andersen); "Language Technology and Language Resources in China" (Feng Zhiwei); "Public Domain Generic Tools:…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Contrastive Linguistics
Pluridicta, 1993
The following titles are included: (1) "Computer in Foreign Language Instruction"; (2) "Two Sides of the Same Coin: Prose and Poetry in Translation"; (3) "Notions of Culture in Foreign Language Departments in Different Countries"; (4) "Developing Materials for Teaching Danish to Adult Immigrants"; (5) "Conversational Strategies in Expressive,…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Communication, Cultural Differences, Danish
Eggington, William, Ed.; Wren, Helen, Ed. – 1997
This book examines the impact of English in countries in which it is taken for granted--Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. It explores how the impact of English affects the development of national language policies, the maintenance of minority languages, the ability to provide services in other languages, the efforts…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Adams, Karen L., Ed.; Brink, Daniel T., Ed. – 1990
Essays on the campaign to establish English as the United States' official language include: "Official Languages and Language Planning" (Richard Ruiz); "Una lingua, una patria?: Is Monolingualism Beneficial or Harmful to a Nation's Unity?" (David F. Marshall and Roseann D. Gonzalez); "Canadian Perspectives on Official…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed.; Wickert, Rosie, Ed. – 2001
This book presents the dynamics of language and literacy policy activism in Australia. The introduction is "Activists and Policy" (LoBianco, Wickert). Part 1, "From Policy to Anti-Policy" (LoBianco), sets a frame and overarching context of the pattern of Australian language and literacy policy. Part 2 contains accounts of how…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
