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Download full textFishman, Joshua A.; And Others – 1980
A preliminary report is offered on schools that offer all or a greater part of their instruction in a language other than English. Emphasis is laid on instruction geared toward the language maintenance of ethnic communities. Language reports include the approximate number of speakers and number, distribution, and basic characteristics of schools.…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedPaulston, Christina Bratt; Paulston, Rolland G. – Language Sciences, 1980
Group bilingualism, the contact situations which lead to it, and the role of language in maintaining ethnic boundaries are examined. Emphasis is laid on minority languages in the United States, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. The insistence of these groups on maintenance bilingual education rather than the acceptance of transitional assimilation…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
