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Language and Attitude Shift of Young Mauritians in Secondary Education
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Bissoonauth, Anu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
This study investigated the changing patterns of language use and language attitudes of younger generations of Mauritians over the last two decades. This article discusses the shift in language attitudes of students in secondary education with special emphasis on Kreol, taught since 2012 in primary schools and from 2018 in secondary schools. A…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Adolescents, Language Usage
Language Shift and Maintenance in Multilingual Mauritius: The Case of Indian Ancestral Languages
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Bissoonauth, Anu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
This paper reports on a research study conducted in Mauritius between June and July 2009. The aim of this research was to investigate the use of Indian ancestral languages in the domestic domain by the younger generations. The data were collected in the field by means of a questionnaire and interviews from a quota sample of secondary school…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Social Mobility
Language Use of Mauritian Adolescents in Education.
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Bissoonauth, Anu; Offord, Malcolm – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2001
Reports on a research project conducted in Mauritius that aimed to investigate patterns of language use, language choice, and language attitudes of Mauritian adolescents in full-time education. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire and interviews from a sample of the secondary school population. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns