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Lotherington, Heather – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Considers the pedagogical validity of English immersion education in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, Melanesian countries of the South Pacific. Questions the appropriateness of implementing a policy of English language immersion education in a postcolonial, multilingual Third World context where support for first language maintenance and second…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French

Edwards, John – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
A discussion of language policy formation and planning in Canada covers the following: bilingualism and multiculturalism; Quebec, French, and the constitution; and aboriginal language issues. Language legislation is emphasized. (Contains 52 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Canada Natives, Cultural Pluralism

Edwards, John – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1995
Presents a political overview of the dual cultural identities and official language policy in Canada. Details of recent events are provided about issues of language and culture and their relationship to the Quebec separatist movement. (93 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Change Agents, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict
Woods, David R. – 1994
A study investigated four issues in language usage in the Republic of Congo: (1) the extent of intergenerational language shift; (2) patterns in language repertoire; (3) patterns of language usage among four generations, four topics of conversation, and four different locations; and (4) language usage differences in age groups. The languages…
Descriptors: African Languages, Age Differences, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Tremblay, Daniel – 1987
A study looks at the economic, social, cultural, and political factors involved in conflicts between New Brunswick language communities in the last two decades. The demographic, economic, cultural, and political relationships between the French and English language communities are presented and discussed in terms of political matters and principal…
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, English, Foreign Countries, French
Noel, Lucie – 1987
A study looks at the economic, social, cultural, and political factors at work in conflicts between Quebec language communities in recent years. The historical and current demographic, economic, cultural, and political relationships between the French and English speaking communities are presented and discussed in terms of political issues and…
Descriptors: Culture Conflict, English, Foreign Countries, French
Lamoureux, Phil; Jones, James – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1977
The implementation of the Federal-Provincial Program of Cooperation for Bilingualism in Education, in 1970, in Canada, has resulted in a number of myths regarding the amount and the utilization of monies available through the program. The intent of this document is to provide information about the facets of this program that impinge on the area of…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Burkhard, Marianne – 1974
An overview of the economic policy, political structure, and four official languages of Switzerland is presented. The following topics are discussed: (1) economic expansion without natural resources, (2) linguistic diversity, (3) Swiss-German, and (4) politics and governmental organization. (PMP)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Demography, Economic Development
Lieberson, Stanley – South Affican Journal of Sociology, 1970
The city of Montreal provides an example of how residential patterns are related to linguistic background and how linguistic pluralism is maintained under conditions of constant contact and extensive bilingualism. Residential segregation between linguistic and ethnic groups is determined by the index of dissimilarity; this index has been applied…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Demography

Puech, Gilbert; Dupont, Norbert – French Review, 1996
Focuses on the increased teaching of French as a foreign language in colleges and the formation of a French Foreign Language Society. These developments are the result of several factors, including superior methods of teaching French, cooperation with countries previously colonized by France or Belgium, and the threat of economic domination by…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Students, Cultural Interrelationships, Economic Factors
Sallabank, Julia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2005
This paper discusses language planning measures in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The indigenous language is spoken fluently by only 2% of the population, and is at level 7 on Fishman's 8-point scale of endangerment. It has no official status and low social prestige, and language planning has little official support or funding. Political autonomy has…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Reputation, Measures (Individuals), Language Maintenance
Kouega, Jean-Paul – Language and Education, 2003
Since Reunification of French Cameroon and British Cameroons in 1961, the country has adopted French and English as its joint official languages and recommended the promotion of bilingualism in these two foreign languages in official domains. This paper focuses on the primary school level in the francophone sub system of education and examines the…
Descriptors: Official Languages, Foreign Countries, French, Elementary Schools
Leclerc, Jacques, Ed. – 1994
The volume is one of a series of six listing language-related legislation around the world. It contains the texts, in French, of laws of France, the French departments and overseas territories (Guadeloupe, New Caledonia, Corsica, and Martinique), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Swiss federal government, and the Swiss cantons. The laws concern…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Federal Government, Foreign Countries
Kwofie, Emmanuel N. – 1989
A collection of papers addresses three aspects of the learning and use of French as a second language in Africa. The first two chapters look at the sociolinguistic dimension; the first examines the language question and language consciousness in parts of Africa where French was once or is still used as an official or "second" language.…
Descriptors: Children, Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, Educational History
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1981
This paper develops the principles which underly the policy statement of the Canadian Teachers' Federation. The introductory material discusses the need to study foreign language in today's interdependent world, and particularly in Canada, an officially bilingual country. Also discussed are the enrollment trends in the provinces and the aims and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education