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Domengeaux, Jacques – Revue de Louisiane/Louisiana Review, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Opportunities, Educational Policy
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Pou, Jaume Corbera – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1993
Discusses Luxembourgeoise, the official language of Luxembourg, and the roles played by the other dominant languages of Luxembourg, French and German. (VWL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, German, Language of Instruction
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Cardinal, Linda – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
This paper discusses the political, or ideological, use of official languages (English and French) data in Canada. A more pragmatic use of official languages data would enable policy actors to better address the unequal relations between English and French. Specific suggestions are made in order to move the debate in that direction. (Contains 7…
Descriptors: Official Languages, Foreign Countries, French, Ideology
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Kouega, Jean-Paul – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2007
This monograph examines the language situation in Cameroon, a Central African country where fewer than 20 million people speak close to 250 languages. Specifically, the monograph addresses the issues of language use and spread, language policy and planning, and language maintenance and prospects. The study is divided into five parts. The…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Foreign Countries, Multilingualism
Juhel, Denis – 1982
This study concerns the problems posed by modes of interlinguistic communication, translation, and individual bilingualism, on which depend the quality of relationships between two ethnic communities belonging to a single political entity. It also addresses a frequent question about the need for translation in a bilingual country like Canada. The…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, English, Foreign Countries
Kwofie, Emmanuel N. – 1978
This monograph discusses the linguistic problems posed by the teaching and learning of non-African languages in multilingual African situations. Chapter 1 identifies and discusses the linguistic problems of foreign language education. Chapter 2 examines (1) the nature of linguistic descriptions, (2) the assumptions underlying contrastive analysis…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, French, Language Variation, Official Languages
Gage, William W. – Linguistic Reporter, 1971
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingualism, Dialects, Diglossia
Kelly, Michael – Teacher Education in New Countries, 1971
Comparison of syllabuses concludes that in West Africa English-speaking countries have made greater progress in Africanizing both the content and language of instruction than French-speaking countries. (RT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, English (Second Language), French, International Relations
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Pons-Ridler, Suzanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
A speech by the president of Senegal on the need for instruction in Parisian French in his country is used as the point of departure for a discussion of such standardization. The proposal for standardization is found idealistic, and the utility of the language taught is judged more important. (MSE)
Descriptors: Dialects, Foreign Countries, French, Language Standardization
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Maurais, Jacques – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
Compares the language laws of five Soviet Republics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, and Kazakhstan) with Quebec's Charter of the French Language along the following lines: proclamation of an official language; the common language in question; language of communication with customers and citizens; language of education; and linguistic…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Communication, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Ogden, John – Contemporary French Civilization, 1984
Discusses the usage of French in Gabon. As in other nations of francophone Africa, French is the language of upward social mobility in Gabon, and it offers access to the international community. However, one factor peculiar to Gabon is the virtual absence of a Gabonese national language, which promotes a greater dependency upon a mastery of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Diglossia, Foreign Countries, French
Morsly, Dalila – Francais dans le Monde, 1984
The unstable linguistic situation in Algeria resulting from official "normalization" in a country in which French has strong colonial roots is discussed, as well as its effects on the status of French instruction. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, French, Language Maintenance
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Yalden, Maxwell – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Encourages language teachers to continue in their efforts in promoting bilingualism in Canada. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, English
Chaudenson, Robert – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Discusses the status of Creoles and their role in the education system of Creole-speaking countries, particularly those Creoles based on and competing with French. (AM)
Descriptors: Creoles, Diglossia, Educational Policy, French
Kimmel, Alain – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
The French law proposed in February 1994 concerning the proper use of the French language in France is discussed. The law's content, intent, and origins are described, including the history of legislation concerning regulation of French since 1539. Public opinion concerning regulation of the language is examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Language Attitudes, Language Role
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