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Publication Date: 2014
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Macro-Language Planning for Multilingual Education: Focus on Programmes and Provision
Taylor-Leech, Kerry; Liddicoat, Anthony J.
Current Issues in Language Planning, v15 n4 p353-360 2014
This overview identifies some common features of macro-level language planning and briefly summarises the changing approaches to the analysis of macro-planning in the field. It previews six cases of language-in-education planning in response to linguistic diversity presented by the contributors to this issue. The cases show how macro-planning can either fail to recognise diverse ethnolinguistic identities or work to acknowledge them. Three common themes in language planning for multilingual education can be identified from the contributions: (i) top-down definitions of what counts as mother tongue can have both intended and unintended outcomes; (ii) language-as-problem responses to linguistic diversity can work to reinforce social exclusion; and (iii) the acknowledgement of diversity and minority language rights needs to flow through from statements of intent to on-the-ground implementation if they are to become a reality.
Descriptors: Language Planning, Multilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Definitions, Native Language, Social Isolation, Politics of Education, Program Implementation, Theory Practice Relationship, Language Minorities, Civil Rights, Researchers, National Programs, Centralization, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Role Perception, Foreign Countries, Sociolinguistics, Educational Change
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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