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Loy Lising – AILA Review, 2024
In this paper, I examine the changing currency of languages in the context of migration and mobility based on case studies of Filipino migrants in Australia. Drawing on two sociolinguistic studies conducted with and for Filipino migrants, I highlight how the "monolingual mindset" (Clyne, 2008) reinforced by the "White-English…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Immigrants, Second Language Learning, Asians
Roberts, Linda P.; Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1987
Three diverse case studies in which developing nations (the Philippines, India, and Nigeria) have chosen English as the language of instruction for the purpose of enhancing national development are described. In each case, the linguistic situation presents serious conflicts between the forces of nationalism and modernization. The Philippines…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences