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Schneider, Cindy; Gooskens, Charlotte – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
The Vanuatu government has recently implemented a policy of vernacular literacy. Children are now to receive the first three years of schooling in a vernacular language. Needless to say, in a country with less than 300,000 people [Vanuatu National Statistics Office 2016 Accessed January 4, 2016. http://vnso.gov.vu/] and more than 100 indigenous…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Variation, Native Speakers, Multilingualism
Davies, Alan – 2003
This book presents a range of views on the concept of the native speaker, considering psycholinguistic, linguistic, and sociolinguistic aspects. It examines the Critical Period Hypothesis; the role of the standard language; the kinds of knowledge (metalinguistic, discriminating, communicational, and skills) that the native speaker possesses; and…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Maintenance, Language Proficiency

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