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ERIC Number: EJ635621
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Globalisation, Language and Education: A Comparative Study of the United States and Tanzania.
Roy-Campbell, Zaline M.
International Review of Education, v47 n3-4 p267-282 Jul 2001
Focusing on Tanzania and the United States, this article examines the fallacy of a monolingual, English-only policy in education. It also examines the philosophy surrounding this debate and considers the detrimental effects upon students of attempting to impose a monolingual policy. Discusses the role of educational language in the quest for global peace. (Contains 43 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English (Second Language), Global Approach, International Communication, Language Attitudes, Languages, Multilingualism, Politics of Education, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Tanzania; United States
Note: Special issue on globalization, language, and education.