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Ojha, Laxmi Prasad – Online Submission, 2022
As English continues to spread as an international lingua franca, there is a growing diversity in its use around the world. As a result, there are calls for embracing the diversity in the teaching, learning and assessment of the language. At the same time, there is a growing criticism against the widely taken language tests such as the Test of…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Prescott, Barbara L. – Online Submission, 1987
One concern in current sociolinguistic theories of language variation is to find dynamic models that integrate rules governing the 'lects' of a language into a unified description of that language. The dynamics of language change in the variations inherent to the Fijian dialect chain have profound implications for language literacy and educational…
Descriptors: Malayo Polynesian Languages, Models, Language Variation, Phonology