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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Linguistic markets"”.
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The Purpose and Value of Bilingual Education: A Critical, Linguistic Ethnographic Study of Two Rural Primary Schools in Mozambique
… and socio-political processes. I combined linguistic ethnography and critical, interpretive approaches to bilingualism and bilingual education. Data was collected using different techniques, mainly observation, audio recording, note taking, and interviewing. The study showed that the main …
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Emerging South-South media flows: Chinese media in Africa
… nexus in transregional media flows, local linguistic and cultural politics in Africa, negotiation of market imperatives and national soft power, and inequalities in global television markets. The findings generate insights into local, national, and transnational characteristics of the …
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Nest agency in the dissemination of global English
… NESTs' role in shaping local and global linguistic markets. However, in South Korea and other countries, almost every child has had a class with a NEST before they enter middle school. These teachers’ positions as authorities, both as teachers and as native speakers, give them the …
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Choice of language for learning and assessment: the role of learner identity and perceptions in informing these choices
South Africa, like many ex-colonial contexts finds itself confronting difficult decisions about multilingualism. The South Africa constitution recognizes eleven official languages and provides for education in these languages. At present, few parents opt to put their children in African language …