Maori Bilingual Education and Language Revitalisation.

Spolsky, Bernard

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Publication Date: 1989

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Maori Bilingual Education and Language Revitalisation.

Spolsky, Bernard

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v10 n2 p89-106 1989

Describes several preschool, elementary, and high school Maori immersion and bilingual programs in New Zealand, focusing on how the programs define and establish Maori space in the schools, local and tribal concerns, and the basis for the revitalization of the language. (29 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Native Language Instruction, Preschool Education, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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