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English and French Bilingual Education and Language Policy in Cameroon: The Bottom-Up Approach or the Policy of No Policy?
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Takam, Alain Flaubert; Fassé, Innocent Mbouya – Language Policy, 2020
Cameroon, host to around 280 local languages, two European official languages (English and French) and Pidgin English, has been struggling since the 1960s to achieve official bilingualism for national unity and integration. This policy implies that each citizen should learn and use both official languages. The greatest means to implement this…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
European Bilingual Models beyond "Lingua Franca": Key Findings from CLIL French Programs
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Pérez, América; Lorenzo, Francisco; Pavón, Víctor – Language Policy, 2016
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has expanded all around the continent following European Council guidelines, favored by competence studies that identified educational systems as a strong determinant for second language gains and deficits. Over the years since the turn of the century, CLIL has gained the support of language policy…
Descriptors: Models, Bilingual Education Programs, Multilingualism, French