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Tensions between Cultural and Utilitarian Dimensions of Language: A Comparative Analysis of "Multilingual" Education Policies in France and Germany
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Garcia, Nuria – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
Through a comparison of France and Germany, this article investigates why the overall conception of multilingualism promoted by the education systems of the two countries favours the teaching of "useful" European standard languages over that of minority and migrant languages that are conceived in merely cultural terms. Adopting a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Language Planning, Multilingualism
Reconstructing Language Policy in Urban Education: The Essen Model of "Förderunterricht"
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Möllering, Martina; Benholz, Claudia; Mavruk, Gülsah – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
This contribution traces the development of an educational support program ("Förderunterricht") for immigrant children in the German Ruhr area, a region that has traditionally been strongly impacted by different waves of immigration. The program has grown out of what was originally a small-scale application of research results of a study…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Educational Policy, German, Geographic Regions
Striking the Balance: The Role of English and German in a Multilingual English-Medium Degree Programme in German Higher Education
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Earls, Clive W. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
In 2002, English-medium degree programmes (EMDPs) became a permanent feature of German higher education (HE). While this action marked an important step towards government-supported institutionalisation of English in Germany, no formal strategy or guidelines governing the role of English in HE have been developed. To date, research in this area in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Role, Foreign Countries
Planning Sign Languages: Promoting Hearing Hegemony? Conceptualizing Sign Language Standardization
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Eichmann, Hanna – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2009
In light of the absence of a codified standard variety in British Sign Language and German Sign Language ("Deutsche Gebardensprache") there have been repeated calls for the standardization of both languages primarily from outside the Deaf community. The paper is based on a recent grounded theory study which explored perspectives on sign…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Language Planning, Sign Language, Deafness
Putting Germany's Language Tests to the Test: An Examination of the Development, Implementation and Efficacy of Using Language Proficiency Tests to Mediate German Citizenship
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Laversuch, Iman Makeba – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2008
In an attempt to unify the nation's naturalisation policies, Germany has introduced compulsory language tests as a prerequisite for citizenship. Reactions to this new policy have been sharply divided. After a brief introduction to the sociocultural demography of modern Germany, critical insights are provided into controversial use of literacy as a…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Citizenship, Language Tests, Demography
Image and Prestige Planning
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Ager, Dennis – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2005
The aim of this paper is to clarify some notions about image and prestige planning. Starting from the Welsh example of language policy aiming to revitalise a language in danger of further decreasing in number of speakers and in centrality to Welsh life, definitions of four related terms are explored: image, status, prestige and identity. Paired…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Reputation, Language Role, Public Policy