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Peer reviewedFrangoudaki, Anna – Language in Society, 1992
An approach to Greek diglossia is proposed, focusing on the differing social functions of the two coexisting Greek languages. Reasons for the success of the 1976 language reform abolishing diglossia, and the resulting revival of the argument questioning Demotic Greek, are examined and concluded to be attributed to a crisis of national identity.…
Descriptors: Diglossia, Foreign Countries, Greek, Language Standardization
Peer reviewedBoyd-Bowman, Peter – Modern Language Journal, 1972
First report of this program, supported by a U.S. Office of Education contract, appeared in the January 1966 issue of Modern Language Journal." (DS)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Independent Study, Individual Instruction, Language Enrollment
LAMBERT, RICHARD D. – 1962
THE 21 WORKING PAPERS IN THIS BOOK WERE PREPARED BY AMERICAN SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD OF SOUTH ASIAN AREA AND LANGUAGE STUDIES FOR A CONFERENCE CONVENED BY THE COMMITTEE ON SOUTH ASIA OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES IN 1961. THE CONFERENCE DEALT WITH THE NEED FOR RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC COUNTRIES AND IN SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES AS WELL AS THE PRESENT…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1980
A President's Commission makes several recommendations for a national effort to increase Americans' competence in foreign languages. Federal funding for teacher education programs, for institutions that encourage foreign language learning, for the development of special language and international studies high schools, and for experimental teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Spolsky, Bernard – 2001
This paper aims to reassess conclusions drawn in 1975 about the prospects for survival of the Navajo language. A study done at that time uncovered evidence that there was increasing knowledge of English among Navajo children, although knowledge of English was highly, positively correlated to the level of isolation from Navajo speakers. As a result…
Descriptors: Athapascan Languages, Federal Legislation, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance
Download full textBrod, Richard I. – 1973
Responding to a need expressed by a number of active foreign language teaching professionals, the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) began in 1972 to explore the possibility of a new national foreign language program. A steering committee was appointed by the MLA Executive Council to draft an outline of such a program. The present work…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education, Extracurricular Activities, Humanistic Education
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, Carlton South (Australia). – 1998
The basic task of the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools (NALSAS) strategy has been to resource and promote the teaching and learning of Asian languages and studies of Asia in Australian schools. NALSAS focuses on four Asian languages: Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean. The studies of Asia are broader,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Indonesian
Boufoy-Bastick, Beatrice – 2000
This paper utilizes a grounded narrative to report characteristics of teaching that are most culturally Fijian. Grounded narrative is a data reduction methodology of qualitative reporting evidenced by the data. It is used to portray vividly and authentically the Fijian educational setting by highlighting the salient cultural characteristics that…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Rabin, Chaim – 1976
One of the main problems Israeli language planning has focused on is the linguistic integration of newcomers and of not-so-recent immigrants whose linguistic adaptation has been slow. The bodies active in this are the Section of Adult Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Absorption, and the Jewish Agency for Israel.…
Descriptors: Arabic, Diacritical Marking, Hebrew, Language Instruction
Van der Schaaf, Alie, Comp.; Morgen, Daniel, Comp. – 2001
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union-- Alsace, a part of France along the German border. Details about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Sjostrom, Margareta; Sjostrom, Rolf – 1982
The Yemissrach Dimts Literacy Campaign in Ethiopia, begun in 1962 and concentrated in rural areas for the benefit of adults, was evaluated in a study of 466 program participants and 66 additional adult villagers. The study focused on student achievement, teaching methods, benefits experienced by participants, and the literacy campaign's role…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Amharic, Cultural Context, Developing Nations
Willemsma, Adalgard; Mac Poilin, Aodan – 1997
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--Northern Ireland. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities, main actors, legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
ar Mogn, Olier, Comp.; Stuijt, Mark, Comp. – 1998
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--Brittany. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies, divisions of responsibilities, main actors, legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Hadley, Paul E. – Forum, 1968
Emphasized in this address are the current needs for foreign language and area studies teaching in the United States. A discussion of program desiderata includes interdisciplinary approach practices, generalist versus specialist considerations, and team teaching potential. Also mentioned briefly are government, as opposed to private, funding of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Needs, Financial Support, Generalization
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed. – 2000
The approaches to language maintenance in Australia are diverse and heterogeneous and include at least three kinds of programs: bilingual education programs; ethnic school programs (after hours or weekend programs that are controlled and managed by the community concerned); and mainstream school programs where the indigenous native language is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Community Programs, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
