ERIC Number: EJ1374994
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
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Approaches to Language Education and Schooling in Post-Conflict Phase in Georgian Context
Tabatadze, Shalva
International Journal of Language Education, v6 n4 p341-355 2022
Language education and schooling are important topics in post-conflict contexts. This study explores the existing situation of mother tongue education in the de facto Abkhazia. The study had the following research questions: (1) What was the ethnic composition of Abkhazia during the Soviet Union, and how Russian occupation changed it? (2) How well is the ethnic composition of the occupied territory of Abkhazia reflected in language schooling? (3) What type of language education policy is used in Abkhazia? The research revealed that the opportunity for mother-tongue education is restricted for minority as well as majority ethnic groups in Abkhazia. Based on this finding, a new language education policy approach emerged. The language education policy in de facto Abkhazia is classified as an "Invasional Approach, " implying Russian language domination. All other languages, including the language of the majority ethnic group, are ignored. Based on this finding, the new language education policy framework is identified, including Reconciliational, Oppressional, and Invasional approaches.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Ethnic Groups, Native Language Instruction, Social Change, Foreign Policy, Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Russian, Language Attitudes, Language Minorities, Power Structure, Foreign Countries, Conflict, Geographic Regions, War, Educational History, Languages, Indo European Languages, Multilingualism, Declining Enrollment, Native Language, Elementary Secondary Education
International Journal of Language Education. Faculty of Languages and Literature
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia; USSR; Russia
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