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Spolsky, Bernard – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2018
In studying language policy, it is not enough to look at central government management, but also at the influence of managers at levels ranging from the family to international organizations. Actual cases reveal that there are also non-linguistic forces such as demography, war, civil strife, and economic breakdowns which have major effects. This…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Foreign Policy, Foreign Countries, Land Settlement
Willans, Fiona – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
This paper examines the way language-in-education policy-making in Vanuatu has dealt with multilingualism at three points in the nation's short history: in 1980, as the country gained its independence from Britain and France; in 1999, during a period of intense change across government departments following the Comprehensive Reform Programme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Multilingualism, Language of Instruction
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Pearson, Pamela – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
From the time of Belgian colonial rule, French was predominantly the medium of instruction (MOI) in Rwanda. Then, in October 2008, a Rwandan Cabinet resolution called for the immediate implementation of English as the language of instruction in all public schools at all levels--from primary to tertiary. This study reports on ethnographic interview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, French, Teaching Methods