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Altherr Flores, Jenna Ann; Hou, Dongchen; Diao, Wenhao – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2020
English is often assumed to be the national language in the US and the global language in the world; yet such views fail to address the complex linguistic repertoires of people living in linguistically heterogeneous places even within the US. Spotlighting a southwestern US border town, we provide a critique of both nation-state-language ideology,…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Official Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Terborg, Roland; Landa, Laura Garcia; Moore, Pauline – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2006
This monograph will cover the language situation in Mexico; a linguistically very complex country with 62 recognised indigenous languages, the "de facto" official language, Spanish, and some immigrant languages of lesser importance. Throughout the monograph, we will concentrate on three distinct challenges which we consider relevant for…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Nationalism, Official Languages
McCulloch, John I. B., Ed. – 1971
This newsletter discusses the teaching and role of English around the world. Articles also cover English-language media in a given country, and the opportunity and need for understanding and speaking English in that country. This particular issue contains items on English-language education and use in Africa, Mexico, St. Martin, Burma, West…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
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Leclerc, Jacques, Ed.; Maurais, 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 Colombia, the United States federal and some state governments (California, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York), Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and those relating to international…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
McFerren, Margaret – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in Mexico begins with an overview of language distribution among the population, mono- and multilingualism, changes in patterns of usage between the 1970 and 1980 censuses, and linguistic issues related to assimilation of the Indian population and the role and philosophy of the Instituto Nacional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, Armed Forces, Bilingualism