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Peer reviewedCrowley, Terry – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2000
Vanuatu, a politically independent republic located in the Pacific, is one of the smallest nations but also one of the most linguistically diverse. Regarding local languages in Vanuatu, language planning has been very difficult, with the approach having been one of maximum non-involvement, although changes are now envisioned. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, Indigenous Populations
Peer reviewedCrowley, Terry – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2000
Recent arguments have suggested that literacy in the Pacific does not give added status to vernaculars and that it should be discouraged, because it is not part of traditional cultures. This article disputes this interpretation, arguing that as these cultures have changed since colonial contact, literacy has been fully incorporated into many local…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Language Planning
