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ERIC Number: EJ205837
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Language of Instruction in Chinese Communities.
Barnes, Dayle
International Review of Education, v24 n3 p371-74 1978
The author summarizes some of the spoken language policies of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China of Taiwan, including some statistics on dialect speakers in the population, methods for promoting Mandarin in the schools, and attitudes toward the maintenance of minority languages. (SJL)
Descriptors: Chinese, Dialects, Educational Policy, Language Instruction, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Standardization, Mandarin Chinese, National Programs, Official Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China; Taiwan