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50 Years of ERIC
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Double Minoritisation: Intragroup Domination and Cultural Hegemony.
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Duquette, Georges – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2001
Explores language dominance and cultural hegemony within the Franco-Ontarian community in Canada. Looks at within-group dominance, ethnolinguistic vitality, and ethnocultural equity, presenting a complex composite portrait of this minority language community. Suggests it is under the dominating influence of the majority English population, but…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, French, French Canadians
The Home Culture of Minority Children in the Assessment and Development of Their First Language. Remedies and Recommendations.
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Duquette, Georges – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1992
Attention is drawn to the role of the home environment in the language acquisition process, highlighting the problems that arise when minority culture children are assessed in their second language. A theoretical analysis is presented of the problem and a solution aimed at the education of teachers and language professionals is outlined. (37…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Higher Education, Language Acquisition, Minority Group Children
Role of the Home Culture in Promoting the Mother Tongue in a Minority Language Environment.
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Duquette, Georges – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1995
Presents the results of a study that show that children value their home experiences above any experiences at school and that factors promoting the development of skills in the mother tongue are socially defined in the family and influenced by the environment in which they live. Educators should respect skills already developed at home. (22…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Childhood Attitudes, Context Effect