ERIC Number: EJ1218740
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Publication Date: 2019
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Outlining the Language Policy and Planning (LPP) in Fiji; Taking Directions from Fiji Islands Education Commission Report of 2000
Goundar, Prashneel Ravisan
English Language Teaching, v12 n7 p61-67 2019
Language is something many individuals take for granted. It is usually when we discover that our language (or language variety) is different from and perhaps less valued than, the language of others or that our options are somehow limited, either because 'we do not speak/understand a language or language variety, or use it inappropriately or ineffectively in a particular context that we begin to pay attention to language'. This paper gives a sketch of Language Policy and Planning (LPP) which is becoming a well-researched field for many academics as well as postgraduate students. The article provides the latest pertinent information on Fiji's LPP, the linguistic background as well as the medium of instruction (MOI). It further deliberates on the recommendations from the Fiji Islands Education Commission Report of 2000 which is a well-articulated document that provides an overt grounding for LPP in the South Pacific.
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Second Languages, Government Publications, Official Languages, Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Malayo Polynesian Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
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