[lg policy] bibitem: Language policy in multilingual UK

[Harold Schiffman]

Language policy in multilingual UK
Author: Terry Lamb a
Affiliation:  University of Nottingham,

DOI: 10.1080/09571730185200031
Publication Frequency: 3 issues per year
Published in:  Language Learning Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1 Summer
2001 , pages 4 - 12

Abstract

As recent reports have confirmed, the UK is becoming more and more
linguistically diverse, especially in urban areas. This article
explores ways in which educational policy might respond to these
changes. It begins by reporting on a small-scale research project
designed to find out from a number of community language teachers in
Nottingham what they consider to be the linguistic needs of their
children and how these might be fulfilled in both mainstream and
supplementary schools. Having identified these needs, the article then
turns to a description of the Sheffield Multilingual City Project. An
analysis of this project serves to identify some useful principles for
the development of a coherent policy which would include the voices of
the various community language speakers. The article concludes by
arguing that there is a need for a national policy framework designed
to promote appropriate language policies in all areas, and that this
should ensure that the linguistic needs of all of our children are
met, regardless of where they live.

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/621610490-71071711/content~db=all~content=a781157319

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