Language policy briefs for govt offiicials

[tricento at ucalgary.ca]

Don,
   Ok.  Thanks.  I'll try again.

Tom

> 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
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>> >
>> >
>> > While I am referring to the latter  and others, I am still seeking
>> > examples
>> > relating to language policy.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Don Osborn
>> >
>> > Bisharat.net
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