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Publication details [#53688]

Heugh, K. 2010. Productive engagement with linguistic diversity in tension with globalised discourses in Ethiopia. Current Issues in Language Planning 11 (4) : 378–396.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

developing nation | language dominance | language of instruction | language planning | language policy

Language as a subject

English | Languages, Ethiopian

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

This paper discusses how the goal of linguistic diversity in Ethiopia has got overshadowed by the weight of English, and how previous progressive (bottom-up) achievements in the diffusion of multilingual education throughout the country have been upturned.