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A Global Perspective on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. ERIC Digest

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The number of languages spoken throughout the world is estimated to be 6,000. Although a small number of languages serve as important link languages or languages of wider communication around the world, these are very often spoken as second, third, fourth, or later-acquired languages. Fewer than 25% of the world's approximately 200 countries recognize two or more official languages, with a mere handful recognizing more than two.

• Author/Creator: Tucker, G. Richard Corp Author Eric Clearinghouse on Languages, Linguistics, Washington D. C.
• Date Published: 08-00
• Notes: Connect to the catalog at the library of the University of Colorado at Boulder. English Report No: EDO-FL-99-04 Funding: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. ED-99-CO-0008/ Report: EDO-FL-99-04 Document (RIE) 071 Information Analyses--ERIC IAPs; 073 Eric Digest in Full Text EDRS: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
• Year: 1999

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Multicultural Educators
• Subject: Bilingualism
• Subject: Language of Instruction
• Subject: Multilingualism

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