Language policy briefs for govt offiicials

[Don Osborn]

Hi Tom, The URLs were line-broken in transmission, unfortunately. You'll
have to piece them together in your browser window or I can make TinyURLs
for them.  Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lgpolicy-list at ccat.sas.upenn.edu [mailto:owner-lgpolicy-
> list at ccat.sas.upenn.edu] On Behalf Of tricento at ucalgary.ca
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:19 PM
> To: lgpolicy-list at ccat.sas.upenn.edu
> Subject: Re: Language policy briefs for govt offiicials
> 
> To Don Osborne,
>     When I click on the links you provide, I get an Error message or it
> says the link no longer exists.
> 
> Tom Ricento
> 
> > Has anyone done any work producing policy briefs/memos relating to
> > language
> > for people in government who are in a position to influence language
> > policy
> > and its implementation?
> >
> >
> >
> > By policy briefs or policy memos I mean information presented in a
> > succinct
> > way for an educated audience not specialized in the topic addressed.
> > Commonly these are used to advocate a position on the topic
> described.
> > I'm
> > particularly interested in the form used, purpose or agenda promoted,
> and
> > evaluations.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have found few instances on the web. A couple of examples:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.aera.net/uploadedFiles/Journals_and_Publications/Research_Po
> ints/
> > RP_Winter04.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.language-policy.org/content/features/EPSL-0509-103-
> LPRU.pdf (a
> > 61-page document which was described at  as a "policy brief" at
> > http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509
> > <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=lgpolicy-
> list&P=61
> > 32> &L=lgpolicy-list&P=6132 )
> >
> >
> >
> > In other domains, such as ICT policy, briefs are also used. An
> African
> > example is:
> >
> > http://www.apkn.org/areas-of-activity/information-and-communication-
> technolo
> > gy/ict-policy-briefs-for-mps
> >
> >
> >
> > While I am referring to the latter  and others, I am still seeking
> > examples
> > relating to language policy.
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Osborn
> >
> > Bisharat.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >