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Three Generations, Two Languages, One Family by Li Wei Pdf
This book offers a sociolinguistic study of the Chinese community in Britain. It focuses on generational changes in language choice and code-switching patterns of Chinese immigrant families. The social network model developed in the study is intended to account for the relationship between community norms of language use and conversational strategies of individual speakers, and for the relation of both to the broader social, economic and political context.
Author : Anonim Publisher : Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Communities Page : 34 pages File Size : 40,7 Mb Release : 2004 Category : EU ISBN : UOM:39015060780676
While committed to integration at European level, the EU promotes the linguistic and cultural diversity of its peoples. It does so by promoting the teaching and learning of their languages, including minority and regional languages. The EUʹs ambitious goal, set out in a new action plan, is that as many of its citizens as possible should speak one - and ideally two - languages in addition to their mother tongue.The European Union as an organisation now works with 20 official languages. This is because, in a democracy, the laws it applies must be understandable to all its citizens. There can be no discrimination, for instance, between the way people in big and small countries are treated. In their dealings with the EU institutions, all citizens have the right to use their own national language - as do their elected representatives in the European Parliament.
Author : Arnold D. Wadler Publisher : Lindisfarne Books Page : 0 pages File Size : 45,6 Mb Release : 2006 Category : Language and languages ISBN : 1584200464
From ancient times, we are told in the story of the Tower of Babel, human beings have been separated by different languages and, consequently, different cultures. Over the centuries, this division has increased and the distance between nations and peoples has prevented true communication and understanding. Gradually, mutations of meaning within single languages have further isolated individuals from one another. Toward the end of the twentieth century, however, a newly intensified consciousness arose--one that sought the basis of a new unity. This has resulted in, among other things, the budding globalization of world societies, economically, politically, and culturally. Linguists and language historians have long searched for the source of our original unity--the one language from which we were separated. Inspired by a pamphlet on the origin of language by Hermann Beckh, and encouraged by his study of Rudolf Steiner's works, Dr. Arnold D. Wadler began thirty years of devoted research into the tongues of various human families. In One Language, he lifts the veil from pre-Columbian America and reveals its place in the developing life of earthly human beings. Based on language and custom, ancient America can be seen as the key to the question of the common primeval tongue of the origin of humanity and modern civilization. His comprehensive grasp of the subject and his broad understanding of history, religion, art, and the science of language places this book among the classics of spiritual scientific literature. Chapters include: The Tower of Babel The Origin of Writing in Picture Consciousness The Spirit of Words The Lost Continent of Atlantis American Tongues and Universal Human Speech Language in the Past and Future
Multilingual Europe by Charmian Kenner,Tina Hickey Pdf
What can educators in different countries learn from each other about successful multilingual initiatives? By comparing experiences from diverse settings--France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK--the writers highlight ways of creating multilingual learning communities that promote language expertise, intercultural understanding and educational achievement. Multilingual Europe casts fresh light on: how children and young people can develop their existing languages and learn new ones; how identities are constructed in multicultural contexts; how schools can link with families and communities; how educators can devise innovative pedagogies for multilingual classrooms. Collaboratively written by participants from the Multilingual Europe seminar series at Goldsmiths, University of London, the book shows how research, policy and practice can work together for success. This collection of international case studies will stimulate reflection for undergraduate and postgraduate students on education-related courses, students of language learning and teaching, teacher educators, researchers and policy-makers. The insights provided will interest language communities worldwide. Contributors include Jean Conteh, Christine Helot, Aura Mor-Sommerfeld and Dominique Portante.
