Personal, Cultural, and Educational Implications of Language Loss/Transformation: A Canadian Context

Autor: John W. Friesen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Northwest Journal of Teacher Education, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2638-4035
DOI: 10.15760/nwjte.2013.11.2.7
Popis: In this article, the author provides an engaging account of language loss, transformation, and preservation, and the personal, social, cultural implications of language shift. John’s personal reflections on replacing Low German with English as a child, in tandem with a carefully researched account of various language communities in Canada, alerts us to the unique opportunities and challenges teachers face with respect to the multicultural, multilinguistic character of the contemporary classroom. He punctuates his paper with four thoughtful observations with respect to cultural diversity in schools.
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