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Literacy in Multilingual/Intercultural Settings. Ensuring Universal Rights to Literacy and Basic Education. A Series of 29 Booklets Documenting Workshops Held at the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (Hamburg, Germany, July 14-18, 1997).

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Because of the significant political implications of first and second language policy, many decision-makers have been reluctant to review language policy in the context of literacy work. Issues that must be considered include the following: whether mother tongue literacy should be a precondition for introduction of a second language in school-based and nonformal settings; conditions under which mother tongue literacy should precede second language literacy; and effects of policies regarding language of instruction on literacy after schooling.

• Author/Creator: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education
• Date Published: 00-00
• Year: 1999

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Policies: School Policies
• Subject: Developing Nations
• Subject: Educational Policy
• Subject: Literacy Education

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