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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"language policies"”.
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Development and Support of Dual Language Policies
<p>Teaching a second language is not a new idea. Bilingual education has gone through a metamorphosis over the years. The most current bilingual program is the two-way or dual language program. Dual language programs educate students that speak a different language in the same classroom. The idea …
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Language Policies in the European Union and India: A Comparative Study
The thesis offers a comparative analysis of language policies in the EU and India. Specifically, it examines the role of power and ideology in the formulation and implementation of language policies. The need for this thesis emerged in view of the lack of comprehensive comparative analyses of …
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The impact of the introduction of Welsh language policies by Welsh Health Authorities
… extent of provision, and the reasons underlying policies on the use of the Welsh language which have been produced by Health Authorities within Wales.<br/><br/>This includes an examination of a range of macro and micro factors which may have had some bearing on the issue.<br/><br/>To ensure that …
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Language in South Africa's higher education transformation : a study of language policies at four universities
The advancement of African languages following South Africa’s transition to a constitutional democracy was important not only for societal transformation but also to enable previously disadvantaged South Africans proper access to education. In order to achieve this end policies had to be developed …
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A discourse analysis of U.S. national and state language policies: restraining English instruction for refugee adults
… approach, this thesis examines how refugee policies at different scales (state and national) interact and entextualize specific perspectives on second language acquisition. Policy texts examined include the Refugee Act (1980), Code of Federal Regulations (2011), Texas Administrative Code …
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INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF SINGAPORE'S LANGUAGE POLICIES ON FAMILY LANGUAGE POLICY AMONG TAMIL-INDIAN PARENTS IN SINGAPORE
Language planning in the multilingual city-state of Singapore has been characterized by a complex set of campaigns and policies aimed at maximizing economic competitiveness and increasing national cohesion, while simultaneously preserving the country’s ethnic heritage and multicultural identity. …
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Language policy implementers: Faculty perspectives on language policy at a Southeastern U.S. University
Faculty members, as language policy implementers, retain significant control of the enactment of policy in local contexts. In order to better understand the relationship between de jure language policies at multiple levels of the policy hierarchy, in addition to faculty members? acceptance or …
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Language usage and language attitudes among education consumers : the experience of Filipinos in Australia and in three linguistic communities in the Philippines / by Iluminado C. Nical.
A comparative investigation of language usage and language attitudes in relation to Filipino/Tagalog, Philippine languages other than Tagalog and English among senior high school students and their parents in two countries, the Philippines and Australia. The study provides an historical overview of …
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Elementary school teachers' attitudes towards multilingualism and language policy: Kazan, Russia
… approach to study schools as sites of language policy implementation. Contributions of language policy, TESOL and multilingual education, and linguistic anthropology help understand the role of teachers in language education. Of particular interests are teachers’ attitudes towards …
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Social pressure to speak English and the effect of English language learning for ESL composition students in higher education
<p>"Current language policies are based on faulty notions of the historical and contemporary linguistic landscape of the U.S. However, simply because the student is studying in the U.S. at an English medium institution, does not necessarily indicate that the student plans on being a lifelong member …
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Full Capstone
… to explore the negative impacts of restrictive language policies on linguistically diverse students. English-only settings have harmed students academically, mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially. The implications of this problem are lack of motivation, low self-esteem, anxiety, …
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The challenges in the intellectualisation of indigenous languages in post-apartheid South Africa: what will it take to give the indigenous languages a directive in the implementation and monitoring of language policy in South Africa?
The language of an individual is another skin in ways that are many, a natural possession of any normal person we use to communicate our ideas and hopes, convey our beliefs and thoughts, explore our traditions and experiences, and improve the community of ours as well as the laws that regulate it. …
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Leading Children in Chhan -Chng: Language Socialization in a Taiwanese Community
… meaning systems in a study of caregiving and language socialization. It also raises questions regarding the long-term impact of rigid school-based language policies that purposefully cut off and devalue home-based languages.
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Development and empowerment of previously-marginalised languages: a case of African languages in South Africa
… is a multilingual country with 11 official languages and 9 of these languages are Indigenous African languages. The South African government has developed policies and created an environment for these languages to be developed. National and provincial language policies have been adopted and …
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(Re)mixin’ & flowin’: Examining the literacy practices of African American language speakers in an elementary two-way immersion bilingual program
… examined the ways in which African American Language (AAL) speakers utilized AAL in various discursive contexts in an elementary two-way immersion (TWI) Spanish/English dual-language program. In this study, I problematize the notion of TWI programs as an additive program for AAL speakers by …
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Internationalizing Illinois: English language policy at UIUC
… undergraduate students with English language policy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in order to better understand the larger issue of language ideology and language practices amid the context of the internationalization of higher education in a …
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Educational implications of nonstandard varieties of Xhosa
This study aims: (i) to find out if language interference and language change would cause the students to fail Xhosa. The response of schools to this situation will be investigated and an attempt will be made to understand the dichotomy that exists in spoken and written Xhosa. (ii) to look at the …
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Language in the U.S. and the Law: A Corpus Analysis of the Language of Language Policy
… positioning and portrayal of English and other languages in U.S. language policy and to see what implications that positioning and portrayal has for understanding possible impacts and interpretations of U.S. language policies. In order to do this, I use corpus linguistic techniques to study the …
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Fimbo ya mbali haiui nyoka: the question of language and education in Tanzania
… The objective of implementing adequate language policies for education and development unfortunately remains unfulfilled. This state of affairs persists in the face of decades of research on language of instruction that argues in the case of post-colonial societies, the use of colonial …
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Teaching english language learners in mainstream science classrooms: teacher practice and educational opportunity
<p>Equal educational opportunity for English language learners (ELLs) has been a goal of the public educational system in the United States. Language policy reforms have increasedaccountability in order for schools to improve student achievement and measure the progress of ELLs. The No Child Left …
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