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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The best example that comes to my mind right now is Christine Helot’s (2006) work entitled “Imagining multilingual education in France: A language and cultural awareness project at primary level”. She has even videotaped some parts of this project and if you contact her, she might send you the details of the project which was carried out in a French suburb involving all languages present in the school. An excellent work!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alia Amir<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Doctoral candidate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Department of Culture and Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'>Linköping University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'>Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.liu.se/ikk/medarbetare/alia-amir/conferences?l=en">http://www.liu.se/ikk/medarbetare/alia-amir/conferences?l=en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=SV style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> edling-bounces@lists.sis.utsa.edu [mailto:edling-bounces@lists.sis.utsa.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Johnson, David<br><b>Sent:</b> 11 October 2011 20:31<br><b>To:</b> edling@lists.sis.utsa.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Edling] citizens getting involved in macro-language policy creation<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I am wondering if list members might share examples of "everyday citizens" (whether academics, educators, or anyone else) getting involved in national or state-level language policy initiatives. What are the channels through which an interested individual can have an impact on the creation of macro-level language policies? Examples might include the work of PRAESA in South Africa, the political activism in favor of French in Canada, and Maori revitalization in New Zealand, all of which have relied on citizens taking action who have had an impact on national language policies. Could list members share other examples?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>David Cassels Johnson, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Language and Literacy Education<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Department of Teaching and Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>College of Education, PO Box 642132<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Washington State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Pullman, WA 99164-2132<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>509.335.6838<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>education.wsu.edu/directory/faculty/johnsondc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>