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Gravestones Speak--but in Which Language? Epitaphs as Mirrors of Language Shifts and Identities in Alsace
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Vajta, Katharina – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
This study examines how language choice in epitaphs in Alsatian cemeteries mirrors language shifts in Alsace, a region in Eastern France that changed nationalities between France and Germany four times between 1870 and 1945. Language choice on tombstones was expected to be made according to the language of the ruling power, but the results show…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Language Usage, French, German
How Can Curriculum History Benefit from Sociolinguistics? The Importance of Language Controversy in the Making of Citizens in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Europe
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Gardin, Matias; Gritter, Kris – Cogent Education, 2016
Based on small case-study illustrations from a variety of European countries, this study aims to explore methodological aspects of the study of curriculum history by expanding its traditional research scope. In so doing, it is argued that sociolinguistic issues are essential to this discussion. The main argument is that sociolinguistics and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sociolinguistics, Educational History, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Language Study as Border Study: Experiencing Difference.
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Kramsch, Claire – European Journal of Education, 1993
A cross-cultural training seminar involving French, German, and American language teachers is described. The program was designed to examine the influence of teachers' cultural perceptions on selection of authentic instructional materials, sources of linguistic misunderstandings, and teachers' strategies for resolving cultural conflict. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences