Provides information on planning an English as a Second Language curriculum, compatible with existing language policy in various countries. Four categories are discussed: (1) English as a Second Language, (2) English as a Foreign Language, (3) English as an Additional Language, and (4) English as a Language of Wider Communication. (Author/PJM)

Considers social and psychological factors in the language choice of bilingual children and adults. Evidence is cited in two main sectons: (1) the way bilingual children use language to influence those around them, and (2) survey of the language choices made by bilingual mothers who choose to rear monolingual English children. (Author/PJM)

Contrasts the situation of the French language and of sociolinguistic research in France and in Canada. (AM)

Reviews "Approaches to Language," edited by William C. McCormak and Stephen A. Wurm, published by Mouton (1978). The volume contains 29 papers presented to a subsession of the Language in Anthropology general session of the Ninth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, held in Chicago in 1973. (AM)

The relationship between forms of language and social stratification is examined using the English language as an example of an open system of status denotation and the Korean language as an example of a closed system. (SW)

Discusses young children's conceptions of status and role based on sociolinguistic analyses of spontaneous role play. Links developmental features of social knowledge to contextual features of children's interactive experiences. (Author/CK)

Focusing on the distinction between inferential measures of language proficiency and tests which assess language skills more directly, the article discusses briefly various dimensions relevant to language proficiency testing and some of the special problems involved in the testing of equivalent proficiencies. (NQ)

This paper discusses a previously unidentified turn-allocation technique - third person reference. When such a reference is used, participants are orienting to the solution of a practical organizational problem: how to keep at least one of their number from talking, while preserving the right of all others to talk. (Author/CFM)

The history of the English language in Nigeria from early missionary schools to the present day is outlined. Main reasons for wanting to learn English are: Practical necessity; economic advantage; status; religious motives, and civic responsibility. English is seen as the medium of communication with most foreign countries. (CHK)

Examines the central characteristics of interlanguages that distinguish them from all other natural language systems. It is proposed that, since permeability presupposes an interlanguage norm which is relatively stable, we are forced to gather enough data to establish the overall level of linguistic competence of the learner. (Author/POP)

A study of syntactic variables now undergoing change in a predominantly black community in coastal South Carolina. (DD)

Using sociolinguistic methods (discourse analysis) and ethonography, examines the continuous, inprocess relationship between everyday talk and school leadership at a Louisiana elementary school. Demonstrates how administrative talk shapes and is shaped by a school's context and why moral leadership is tenuous and problematic. The real challenge…

Points out that the use of discourse markers by speakers of Anglophone Montreal French shows great variation in individual repertoires and frequency of use. Argues that mastery of the appropriate use of discourse markers reveals the speakers' integration into the local speech community. (28 references) (Author/CK)

Reports on a study of news discourse in Hong Kong. The study argues that, across the world of news discourse, in English as well as other languages, there is a very high level of diversity and interdiscursivity of practice. (19 references) (Author/CK)

Analyzes the issues at stake in the debate over official language legislation in the United States, focusing on the agenda of U.S. ENGLISH, an organization promoting the legislation of English as the official language of the United States. The article argues that restricting language rights can lead to social segregation and that people speak…