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Resistance Towards the Language of Globalisation--The Case of Sri Lanka.
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Punchi, Lakshman – International Review of Education, 2001
Argues that international monetary organizations influence debt-receiving countries in regard to their educational policies. Stresses the importance of retaining a national educational policy as a means of empowerment and liberation for its masses, and for creating stronger ethnic harmony. In particular, Sri Lanka must continue to teach in the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English (Second Language)
Icelandic: A Lesser-Used Language in the Global Community.
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Holmarsdottir, Halla B. – International Review of Education, 2001
States that despite the country's relatively small population and the globalization pressures from the international community, the Icelandic language and culture have remained strong. Reports that Iceland's language policy comes from the government's and official institutions' commitment to the people of Iceland, who are determined to preserve…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, Language Attitudes