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Download full textBoyer, Henri – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 2001
This article describes the French unilingual, also seen as a sociolinguistic ideology, in its varieties, especially since the French Revolution: an ideology based on few representations that are both inner and outer linguistic. The article also discusses the attitude of the unilingual in the collective epilinguistic field of experiment. One…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French, Ideology
Peer reviewedPuech, Gilbert; Dupont, Norbert – French Review, 1996
Focuses on the increased teaching of French as a foreign language in colleges and the formation of a French Foreign Language Society. These developments are the result of several factors, including superior methods of teaching French, cooperation with countries previously colonized by France or Belgium, and the threat of economic domination by…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Students, Cultural Interrelationships, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedBattenburg, John – World Englishes, 1997
Examines the competition between English and French in Tunisian educational institutions and programs. Scrutinizes two periods in postprotectorate Tunisia: the introduction of English and the spread of English. Findings indicate that the decline in French linguistic influence may be accompanied by a future decrease in French political and economic…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Diachronic Linguistics, Economic Factors, English
Van der Schaaf, Alie, Comp.; Morgen, Daniel, Comp. – 2001
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union-- Alsace, a part of France along the German border. Details about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Berthoumieux, Michel; Willemsma, Adalgard – 1997
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the South of France. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities, main actors, legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Stuijt, Mark – 1998
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the southwestern part of France, also known as the North Basque country. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational…
Descriptors: Basque, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups
Ager, Dennis – 2001
The aim of this book is to investigate the motives for action on language behavior, whether this means corpus, status, or acquisition planning. It examines such questions as why individuals, groups, and governments try to influence their own or others' language behavior or language attitudes, and what drives authorities to try to control, favor,…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
