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Theme : englishlanguage
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Only English...?
The debate over English-only education in the US is a fascinating example of how a state's linguistic policy has serious implications for it's internal cultural and identity dynamics. There are a slew of news articles examining the high-level political arguments. Here's a few: Forbes, Washington Post, channel3000.I wonder if, in the way that the debate is tied with questions of ownership, centre-periphery relations and the linking of laguage to a particular cultural history, the debate isn't...
from : petebradwell
27th July 2006
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Channelnewsasia.com
English language teaching in Singapore
from : petebradwell
26th July 2006
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The Observer | Comment | Suddenly, we all want to speak in tongues
Article on the apparent trend in British people learning languages. My favourite line - 'the government...is discovering its inner Chomsky...'
from : petebradwell
24th July 2006
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Xinhua - English
Launch of an English-language China Economist magazine - designed to 'stimulate dialogue between Chinese and foreign business and economic circles'.
from : petebradwell
21st July 2006
