| Title : | Contemporary challenges of multiculturalism and language policies : conference proceeding |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Authors: | Veton Latifi, Editor ; Andrew Goodspeed, Editor |
| Publisher: | Tetovo : Scientific Institute "Max van der Stoel" - SEEU |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Pagination: | 173 p. |
| Size: | 24 cm |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-6-08-248002-2 |
| General note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
| Descriptors: | Ethnicity
Language and culture
Multiculturalism - Macedonia
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| Class number: | 306.08 |
| Abstract: | The citizens of the Republic of Macedonia (RMJ seem to be very proud of their multiethnic, multilingual and multicultural environment. Very often, the common Balkan culture and tradition are considered as mutual characteristics and values that make them fee! close to each other. In spite of this, when it comes to the language use, there is certain hesitation. More and more young native speakers of Albanian do not speak Macedonian and native speakers of Macedonian are not encouraged enough to learn Albanian. Such positions are in danger of bringing about a situation, present even now, that young people from different nationalities in Macedonia communicate among themselves in English. This paper aims to reconfirm the benefits of multilingualism and make some recommendations about its promotion in the local community, taking into consideration the views of parents of elementary school children from both nationalities: Macedonian and Albanian. 20 people will be asked to present their opinion about the obligatory and elective language courses that their children follow in primary schools. In addition to this, an expert opinion will be required from language professionals about the same issue. The conclusions are expected to be of use to the policy makers, the educational institutions and parents. |
| Contents note: | Multilingualism in the education setting; Language policies; Challenges of the multiculturalism; |
| Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=16695 |
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