Descriptor
| Sociolinguistics | 36 |
| Bilingualism | 18 |
| Language Planning | 14 |
| Ethnic Groups | 11 |
| Bilingual Education | 10 |
| Language Research | 10 |
| Language Usage | 9 |
| Second Language Learning | 9 |
| Language Role | 8 |
| Hebrew | 7 |
| Sociocultural Patterns | 7 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Fishman, Joshua A. | 36 |
| Fishman, David E. | 2 |
| Cooper, Robert L. | 1 |
| Gertner, Michael H. | 1 |
| Herasimchuk, Eleanor | 1 |
| Lovas, John | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Books | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Israel | 7 |
| New York (New York) | 3 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Jersey (Jersey City) | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textFishman, Joshua A. – 1977
This paper defines bilingual education and notes that because of bilingual education's broad definition, a number of vastly different types of programs and program goals are being pursued. Four broad categories of bilingual education programs based on four different kinds of community and school objectives are discussed in this paper. Each of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Definitions
Fishman, Joshua A.; And Others – 1968
The five papers collected in this booklet present an overall view of language development from the early 1950's to the present. Joshua A. Fishman discusses language and the problems of social and national development and indicates how sociolinguistic research may illuminate these problems. Albert H. Marckwardt considers the teaching of English as…
Descriptors: Educational Television, English (Second Language), Federal Aid, Financial Support
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1972
The extent to which the language planning that has been pursued in many localities and in many periods has been guided by nationalism, that is, by "...the social movements, attitudes, and ideologies which characterize the behavior of nationalities engaged in the struggle to achieve, maintain or enhance their position in the world" (Wirth 1936) is…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Language Planning
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1991
On the basis of detailed analyses of 10 threatened language-in-society constellations and three formerly endangered but now secure constellations, this book develops a closely argued theory of worldwide efforts on behalf of reversing language shift (RLS). It also applies this same line of reasoning to the problems of maintaining the…
Descriptors: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Basque, Code Switching (Language), Ethnic Groups
Fishman, Joshua A.; And Others – 1982
Factors that might influence the acquisition of biliteracy were studied in four schools in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area (an Armenian-English school, a Greek-English school, a Hebrew-English school, and a French-English school). This report, the first of two parts, was written after 2 years of study in which the second year was spent both…
Descriptors: Armenian, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1982
Factors that might influence the acquisition of biliteracy were studied in four schools in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area (an Armenian-English school, a Greek- English school, a Hebrew-English school, and a French- English school). This report is the final part of a two- part report and deals with the tabulation and analysis of…
Descriptors: Armenian, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism
