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Leckie, Alisa G.; Kaplan, Suzanne E.; Rubinstein-Avila, Eliane – Language Policy, 2013
Several states, including Arizona, have enacted English-only legislation, within the past decade, impacting the schooling of students who are identified as English language learner (ELLS). As a result, ELLS in Arizona are assigned to a prescriptive program--apart from their fluent English-speaking peers--for 4 h a day, during a time "not…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Discourse Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Matiki, Alfred J. – Language Policy, 2003
Examines opinions of Malawian legislators with respect to the efficacy of introducing local languages into the Malawi National Assembly. Using data collected through questionnaires, interviews, participant observation, and document analysis, argues for the need to introduce Chichewa, the national lingua franca, into the Malawi National Assembly as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Planning