Safetalk revisited, or: Language and ideology in Luxembourgish educational policy

Language and Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-169

  Weber, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Educational equity; Language in education policy; Literacy bridge; Luxembourg; Safetalk

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749119423     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/le736.0     Document Type: Review

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