Perspectives on Offical Languages.

Autor/in	Beaty, Stuart
Institution	Alberta Teachers Association, Edmonton. Modern Language Council.
Titel	Perspectives on Offical Languages.
Quelle	In: Alberta Modern Language Journal, 17 (1979) 3, S.6-17 (13 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Bilingualism; Civil Rights; Cross Cultural Training; Demography; Educational Policy; English; Federal Legislation; French; Language Attitudes; Language Instruction; Language Planning; Language Role; Minority Groups; Official Languages; Second Language Learning; Tokenism; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Demografie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; English language; Englisch; Bundesrecht; Französisch; Sprachverhalten; Sprachwechsel; Ethnische Minderheit; Office language; Amtssprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Kanada
Abstract	While the Official Languages Act of Canada mandates the governmental use of English and French, it is up to regions, localities, and individuals to develop the attitudes and policies which will safeguard the rights of language minorities (including English speakers in francophone areas) and discourage the cultural isolation of language groups. A reconciliation must be effected between English speakers who resentfully view many anticipated applications of the Act (for example, bilingual package labels) as trivial, and French speakers who view the same applications as tokenism. Bilingualism and cross-cultural understanding, where they exist, have come about accidentally as a result of economic exigencies. Educational planning must now aim specifically at fostering multilingual, multicultural competence. (JB)
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