This paper relates the experiences of the United States and selected Eastern European and Asian countries in incorporating multiculturalism into their educational systems. It begins by discussing political and social roots of the multicultural experience. It continues by examining multilinguistic education, including the development and use of…

Original version of this paper presented at the Conference of the 7th World Congress of Sociology, Varna, Bulgaria, September 1970. (VM)

Using information secured from school visitations and educational conferences in Africa and Asia during the second semester in 1971-72, the author reviews the current status of world literacy and offers observations on some related problems and issues. (JM)

People tend to tailor their language to fit a particular situation. A person's choice of words in describing a burglary might be innovative. Similarly, an adult conversing with a child might alter his vocabulary to communicate his thoughts. (CK)

Describes new system of conducting primary education in English instead of one of seven official Zambian languages and methods used to train teachers in the use of the new system. (RT)

Concludes that children in Singapore who are learning to read English as their third language seem to read about as well as American children one-and-one-half years younger. (FL)

The Inner City Bookmobile Unit provides books and other materials in many languages for people in more than 30 ethnic communities in the Los Angeles area. The program reaches children and adults who have limited access to and negative attitudes toward regular libraries. (SK)

Discusses aspects of the English as a second language (ESL) immigrant and ethnic minority classroom. Discusses the practical problems faced by teachers in the multicultural and multilingual classroom, the possible effect of racism on language learning, and the need for a multicultural rather than monocultural approach to ESL. (Author/PJM)

Focuses on the approximation of French instructional standards to the concrete needs of the Black African lands in which French is spoken, with consideration given to the linguistic or multilinguistic situation of each country. The article points out that, to date, the French language has been taught in Africa in accordance with French standards…

Looks at ways U.S. English language policies at the micro and macro levels have influenced the development of Khmer biliteracy for children and adults. Shows the power of teacher policymaking and the role of the legal system in shaping what is possible in multilingual classrooms in the United States. (Author/VWL)

Argues that the emphasis on teaching and learning foreign languages for national security reasons can be the stimulus for a broader opening for a new public idea about language learning, multilingualism, and citizenship. Describes common misconceptions about languages other than English and proposes ways to promote activities that will create a…

Explains the notion of "individual multilingualism." Multilingual behavior and multilingualism are considered as mental states, and questions about whether there are qualitative neuropsychological differences between multi- and mono-linguals are raised. Multilingualism in small children is briefly discussed. A reference list of 44 items is…

Examination of a case of artificial language boundaries (Guere versus Wobe) supports arguments for a monolingual nucleus with multilingual satellites in the Ivory Coast. The Ivory Coast's multiple languages exaggerate linguistic heterogeneity. Integrating language attitude data into language classification could aid the language planning and…

A catalog of heritage language projects funded by the Canadian government's Multiculturalism Program since 1973 lists milestones in the government's support of heritage languages, publications, research projects, teaching aids, resource kits, teacher training projects, and promotional organizations. (CB)

Efforts to describe the multicultural, multilingual, and multinational population in international schools can be confusing, partly because the traditional terms used to describe them are inadequate. This article explores the complex interaction of maternal language, instructional language, environmental language, and foreign language in…