Publications

Publication details [#41421]

Siegel, Jeff. 1997. Formal vs. Non-Formal Vernacular Education: The Education Reform in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 18 (3) : 206–222.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

education | language planning | language policy | vernacular

Language as a subject

Languages, Papuan

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article describes the proposed massive reform of the English-only formal education system in Papua New Guinea and the implementation of community-based non-formal vernacular education.