Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ537737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-4632
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Issues in Ethiopian Language Policy and Education.
Bloor, Thomas; Tamrat, Wondwosen
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v17 n5 p321-38 1996
Addresses the issue of language planning in pluralist Ethiopia. Offers an evaluative appraisal of the new policy that considers a number of obstacles to implementation of the policy and questions the move towards the preference of the roman alphabet to the Ethiopic syllabic writing system. (33 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Amharic, Arabic, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language Attitudes, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Language Role, Multilingualism, Official Languages, Public Policy, Romanization, Second Language Instruction, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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