Essays about: "Language Policy and Planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Language Policy and Planning.

  1. 1. Contested consequences : Discourse analysis of social conflict between Sami Reindeer Herding Communities and mining corporations in Impact Assessments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Nils Wilhelmsson; [2023]
    Keywords : impact assessment; discourse analysis; mineral extraction; mining policy; Sami; reindeer husbandry; indigenous peoples; indigenous rights; land use; human geography; spatial planning; miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar; konsekvensanalys; diskursanalys; gruvindustri; gruvpolitik; Samer; samebyar; rennäring; renskötsel; ursprungsinvånare; urfolksrättigheter; markanvändning; kulturgeografi; samhällsplanering;

    Abstract : For a long time, the indigenous Sami of northern Sweden have had little influence within planning processes. This problem have in recent years been highlighted both in legal terms and through practices for developing Impact Assessments (IA), and has led to increasing conflict between reindeer herders and mining corporations. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Painful Legacy : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canadian Government Discussions on Residential Schools

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Lukas Zetterlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Canada; Indigenous People; Canadian Government; Residential Schools; Language Rights; Language Policy and Planning; Language Management; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : Indigenous language rights in Canada have been historically marginalized, with the residential school system being integral to their attempted erasure. These schools stripped indigenous children away from their homes to undergo forced assimilation grounded by colonial language policy which saw the indigenous peoples as impediments to their progress. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Language for all? KiSwahili as a Tool for Unity: Problematizing the East African Community’s Language Policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anton Brandberg; [2021]
    Keywords : kiSwahili; national unity; regional unity; East African Community; Tanzania; Kenya; language policy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In modern state-development it is common practice to use one language for unifying people in a nation or region. However, in the wake of decolonisation, many African states found themselves struggling with the decision to pick a national language. READ MORE

  5. 4. Estetikens betydelse för en hållbar stadsutveckling: : en analys av nationella mål och riktlinjer gällande stadens offentliga rum

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Marit Jonsson; [2021]
    Keywords : hållbar stadsutveckling; estetiska värden; offentliga rum; gestaltad livsmiljö;

    Abstract : Världens länder står inför en gemensam utmaning gällande en framtida hållbar stadsutveckling. Rådande klimatförändringar har lett till ett gemensamt framtaget ramverk där en punkt på agendan är en urban struktur där klimatsmarta transportsätt prioriteras. READ MORE

  6. 5. English in Europe post-Brexit: An analysis of the post-Brexit discourse surrounding English as a European lingua franca

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Jennifer Melckersson; [2018]
    Keywords : lingua franca; language policy; Brexit; media discourse; Europastudier; European Studies; UK; EU; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This essay examines in what ways the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union negatively affects the status of English as a lingua franca in Europe, if at all. I theorize that English will continue to play a major part in the lives of regular Europeans in the future, but that politicians and other public figures in Europe may push for a change in language policy and language planning in order to further their own language. READ MORE