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When Languages Die: The Extinction Of The World\u27s Languages And The Erosion Of Human Knowledge [PDF]

, 2007
In When Languages Die, K. David Harrison illustrates the individual face of language loss, as well as its global scale. Languages are the accretion of thousands of years of a people\u27s science and art - from observations of ecological patterns to ...
Harrison, K. David
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PRESERVING VERNACULARS IN INDONESIA: A BILINGUAL VERNACULAR-ENGLISH DICTIONARY APPROACH [PDF]

, 2015
English learners in Indonesia learn the English language through the Indonesian language, the language oinstruction in the country's education, despite the fact that 80% of the country's population speakvernaculars as mother tongue.
Munandar , Aris, Ramadhani, Cahyo
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BAICE Thematic Forum:Challenging deficit discourses in international education and development [PDF]

, 2015
Research and policy in international education has o en been framed in terms of a deficit discourse. For instance, policy debates on women’s literacy and education have begun by positioning women as a group who need to ‘catch up’ on certain skills in ...
Aikman, Sheila, Dyer, Caroline, Rao, Nitya, Robinson-Pant, Anna, Rogers, Alan, Themelis, Spyros   +5 more
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Saving indigenous languages in Namibia

Namibian Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Communication Studies
Despite English being an official language of the state, the majority of Namibians speak one or two of the nation’s more than 25 indigenous dialects. However, like elsewhere in Africa local indigenous languages are often marginalised by the government ...
Christian Harris
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INCORPORATING LOCAL WISDOM INTO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (ELT) [PDF]

, 2013
Since language (e.g.local languages)is an important part of a culture, it should be maintained and revitalized. When the language undergoes attrition because of global culture, many aspects in culture will also be extinct.
Suharno, Suharno
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THE RHETORICAL STRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES OF THESTUDENTS’ REQUESTS IN THE WEB DISCUSSION FORUM [PDF]

, 2012
This paper is to describe the rhetorical structure and the communicative strategies that students use in the web discussion forum of Ma Chung University.
Ginting, Daniel
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Grantmaker's Guide: Strengthening International Indigenous Philanthropy [PDF]

, 2014
As members of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP), we are anxious to grow the field and bring an infusion of new faces, sources of investment and expertise, along with the professional camaraderie that grows from shared commitment and ...

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Choosing English as a Dominant Language Among Indigenous Youth: Cultural Boon or Identity Bane?

Lingua Cultura
Cultural disconnect is increasingly evident among Indigenous youth who struggle to maintain fluency in their native languages, even when they retain passive understanding.
Liaa Eve Dalilis Tacio, John Rey Osben Pelila   +1 more
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BUILDING CROSS – CULTURAL COMPETENCE TO IMPROVE ENGLISH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION [PDF]

, 2012
This paper is intended to expose the importance of cross-cultural competenc to improve English oral communication effectively. The background of this paper is due to my teaching experience in English Department of School of Bumiayu Islamic Teacher ...
Murtiningsih , Sri
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La enseñanza de las lenguas indígenas en Costa Rica

Revista Electrónica Educare, 2002
In Costa Rica there are six indigenous languages which currently are becoming weaker due to the so-called “unified nation” with one language and one culture.
Carmen Rojas-Chaves
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