scholarly journals Language education policy in multilingual Scotland

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Language Education Policy ◽  
Small Country ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Migrant Communities ◽  
Regional Languages ◽  
Main Language

Scotland is a small country yet it has a rich and complex linguistic makeup. The aim of this article is to analyse the current picture of the role of language education policy (LEP) in supporting and developing Scotland’s diverse languages drawing on policy documents, policy discourses and school pedagogies. The article begins with a historical account of multilingual Scotland in order to contextualize LEP and to dispel the myth of a monolingual country. This is followed by an examination of the three main language perspectives currently influencing LEP: regional languages, modern foreign languages and the languages of migrant communities. It will be illustrated that a post-devolutionary arena has provided opportunities for formulating and debating LEP which reflect a multilingual society, but significant imbalances and questions of equity still remain between the different categories of languages in terms of ideology, provision and practice. Finally, Lo Bianco’s (2007) taxonomy of language planning and action is modified to gain insights into the tensions and challenges that exist around a cohesive approach to LEP development in Scotland.

In support of plurilingual people living in multilingual societies: Policies and frameworks of European language education

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waldemar Martyniuk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Language Education Policy ◽  
European Language ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Multilingual Societies

This article focuses on current European language education policy. It reviews relevant policy documents of the European Union and the Council of Europe. It also refers to the range of tools offered by the two intergovernmental organisations in support of linguistic diversity in contemporary European societies and the development of plurilingual abilities of their citizens

scholarly journals INDONESIAN LANGUAGE EDUCATION POLICY IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-93
Author(s):  
Santi Mayasari
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Religious Belief ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Education Policy ◽  
National Education ◽  
Education Goals ◽  
Life Education

Education plays an important role for the quality of human’s life. Education is a process of accommodating learners to develop their potential based on the talent and ability they have. Through this process, individuals will have a better personality, IQ, manner, religious belief. Indonesian language in an education setting supports the process of gaining knowledge because this is considered as a carrier of knowledge, a means of communicating ideas, thought, and feeling, and a means of increasing nationality among individuals whole over Indonesia. By having this, Indonesian language education policy is considered as a means of gaining national education goals. However, the role of stakeholders and society is undeniable. They can protect and develop the position of Indonesian language and they can accommodate the attainment of national education goals.Key Words: Education, Indonesian Language, Policy, National Education Goals, Stakeholders

scholarly journals Dimensions of language education policy in Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 7-33
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Liddicoat ◽  
Andy Kirkpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Indigenous Languages ◽  
National Language ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Language Education Policy ◽  
National Languages

Abstract This paper will identify the major trends that can be determined from an overall study of recent language policies across Asia. The trends can be seen across three interrelated themes, namely: the promotion and privileging of one language as the national language as part of an attempt to create a nation state, often in polities that are linguistically extremely diverse; a decrease in the promotion of indigenous languages other than the national language and the neglect of these in education in many countries; and the promotion of English as the first foreign language in education systems, often giving other ‘foreign’ languages a minimal role in education. Possible reasons and motivations for these trends will be discussed and countries where exceptions to these trends can be identified will be illustrated. The aim of the paper will be to discuss these trends and to critically evaluate selected language policies. The paper will conclude with predictions for the future linguistic ecology of the region and for the interrelationships of respective national languages, indigenous languages and English

scholarly journals The notion of language in language education policy: a comparative analysis of Lithuania and Denmark

2017 ◽  
pp. 199-299
Author(s):  
Daina Urbonaitė
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Official Language ◽  
Language Education Policy ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
Policy Documents

The article analyses the notion and ideology of language formed at the state level in Lithuania and Denmark. The aim is to examine the notion of language and the understanding of language functionality conveyed in the documents of language education policy and ideology emerging in them, also the purposes raised for language education. The official language education policy formed by the state exerts direct influence on language teaching at school and on the students’ formation of the notion of language. Therefore, the questions raised in this research are aimed at identifying what is implemented with the official language education policy, how much attention is devoted to developing the students’ communicative, argumentative skills and skills of independent critical thinking, and how much the policy focuses on the advocacy of national ideology and identity. The data of the research includes national language education policy documents which determine the implementation of language policy in the system of education of Lithuania and Denmark. The following aspects have been analysed: language functions as presented in the education policy documents: the communicative function and the function of national identity; the formation of ideology of nationality through language education; the formation of standard language ideology in language education policy; also the students’ linguistic competences to be developed at school. The results have shown that the notion of language emerging in the Lithuanian language education policy documents encompasses ideologies of standard language, language correctness and linguistic nationalism. The main goal of the Lithuanian language teaching is the implementation and strengthening of a single standard language norm and the formation of the notion of language as a protector and disseminator of national identity. However, the aim to develop language as a communicative tool as well as to develop the students’ critical thinking is also identifiable. The main goal of the Danish education policy is the development of the students’ communicative language function, critical-analytical thinking, and the formation of the notion of language as a means of communication, as well as of the notion of linguistic variation.

scholarly journals Power, policing, and language policy mechanisms in schools: A response to Hudson

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Cushing
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
Language Ideologies ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Language Education Policy ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Lead Teachers ◽  
Policy Mechanisms

AbstractThis discussion is a response to Richard Hudson's response to my article, ‘The policy and policing of language in schools’ (Cushing 2019). Hudson argues that current education policy in England generally rejects and avoids prescriptivism and sets out to illustrate this in reference to a number of policy documents. As in my original article, I conceive of language policy as p/Political and one way in which language ideologies get turned into practices, through a series of policy mechanisms such as curricula, tests, and guidance for teachers. I show how these mechanisms do not ‘reject’ prescriptivism, but explicitly perpetuate it, and thus act as a system of coercion which can lead teachers into reproducing these ideologies in their practice. I argue that Hudson's argument is limited because of its depoliticised stance and understanding of key sociolinguistic concepts and issues, such as ‘Standard English’, ‘linguistic correctness’, and language education itself. (Language education policy, language ideologies, critical applied linguistics, schools, England)*

scholarly journals Quality assurance in the provision of language education and training (case study: language education policy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 00070
Author(s):  
A.R. Nurutdinova ◽  
D.Sh. Shakirova ◽  
E.V. Dmitrieva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Language Education Policy

The purpose of this scientific article is to describe the practice of forming the university’s language education policy as a factor in ensuring the professional training quality of modern specialists. The analyzes presented in the scientific article are intended for teachers, teachers of foreign languages, specialists in the field of professional education of various profiles, organizers of the educational process at universities, students, undergraduates, graduate students, applicants, representatives of university and non-university communities interested in: 1) quality assurance professional training of modern specialists at universities; 2) ensuring the language education quality of specialists of various profiles as a component and the quality indicator of professional education of specialists; 3) the language interaction and professional education as a system and subsystem of university education; 4) scientific disciplines integration: theory and methods of vocational education, pedagogy, didactics, politics, professional linguodidactics, methods of foreign languages teaching; 5) the relationship and interdependence of different policies (language policy, university’s language education policy, quality policy) and different politics (world, European, state, regional, institutional/ university); 6) the concepts relationship and the mutual influence of the formation processes of the educational space of different levels, the university’s educational environment, the educational context of the interaction of subjects, the linguistic educational environment; 7) theory and practice of the university’s language education policy.

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