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Ada Bier; Gabriele Zanello; Antonella Ottogalli – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2024
The aim of the Regional Dossier series is to provide concise descriptions of regional or minority languages in education, mainly in Europe but also in other parts of the world. Friulian is a Romance language, traditionally recognised as part of the Rhaeto-Romance sub-family. It is spoken in Friûl (in Friulian)/Friuli (in Italian), a territory…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Native Language Instruction, Italian
Martena, Sanita; Marten, Heiko F.; Šuplinska, Ilga – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2022
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Latgalian is a Baltic regional language originating in the region of Latgale (Latgalian: Latgola) in Eastern Latvia. It is mostly spoken in Latgale, but also in families and small communities of people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Language Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Sayers, Dave, Comp.; Davies-Deacon, Merryn, Comp.; Croome, Sarah, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2018
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise description of the European minority language, Cornish, in education. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects such as the number of schools, teachers,…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Educational Policy, Indo European Languages, Laws
Hodges, Richard E. – 1984
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores researchers' current understanding of English spelling and its acquisition as the basis for spelling instruction methods other than memorization. After defining spelling and the relationship between spoken English and its written system, the digest explores how…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Research
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Aggarwal, Kailash S. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1997
Argues that two influential studies of multilingualism in India are misleading in that they claim India's situation is unique and cherish this uniqueness as a value. It is proposed instead that this sociolinguistic diversity is inherently conflict-producing and leads to loss of "weak" languages, similar to documented situations in other…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language Planning
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Ammon, Ulrich – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1997
Language-spread policy (LSP) is policy promulgated by groups seeking to spread their languages to speakers or communicative domains. LSP can be internal or external, overt or disguised, and related in different ways to national policy. Intent may be to increase native-language advantage in international communication, disseminate ideology, create…
Descriptors: Geographic Distribution, Language Planning, Language Research, Language Role
Wagner, Betty Jane – 1985
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest provides a rationale for an integrated language arts curriculum. The digest first defines integrating the language arts curriculum as providing natural learning situations in which reading, writing, speaking, and listening can be developed together for real purposes and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy
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Mooko, Theophilus – Educational Studies, 2005
The purpose of this study was to establish the usage of research and theory in the teaching of English language in secondary schools in Botswana. Altogether 100 questionnaires were administered in 19 secondary schools. The results of this study indicate that teachers rarely ever refer to language research in their teaching. Less value was also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Experience, Language Research, Secondary Schools
Conklin, Nancy Faires; And Others – 1990
A review of recent research in child language development examines how this research can be used to inform policy that will enhance the capabilities of English-speaking and non-English-speaking children to develop strong language skills and promote the success of at-risk children. Focus is on the research most applicable to policy planning. First,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Child Language
Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1993
This new serial publication is designed to provide teachers, administrators, and policy makers who work with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students with a forum for presenting innovations, concerns, and recommendations related to the schooling of language minority students. The main section of the publication, "Describing Our…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Educational Attitudes
Johnstone, Richard – 1994
Issues facing schools, teachers, and policy-makers in the expansion of elementary school instruction in modern second languages are discussed, particularly in the context of Scotland's educational system. An introductory chapter defines key terminology, the transition from pilot programs to institutionalization, and discusses briefly the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Policy
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1982
Drawing on and extending the work presented in a companion volume, "Schooling and Language Minority Students: A Theoretical Framework," five principles are presented that represent an integration of recent empirical research in bilingualism, bilingual education, and second language acquisition to help policymakers and educators meet the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1984
A collection of papers discusses the importance of bilingual education's goals of high-level English proficiency, appropriate cognitive/academic development, and adequate psychosocial and cultural adjustment for language-minority students and describes various instructional strategies to achieve those outcomes. The papers include: "The Role…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies, Educational Theories
Riley-Mundine, Lynette; Roberts, Bryn – 1990
This review of Australia's National Aboriginal Languages Program, undertaken in September-November 1989, involved consultation with individuals in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organizations and communities in several areas. It was found that 56% of 1988-89 funding went to Aboriginal communities and regional language centers, 20% to state schools,…
Descriptors: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries