Barbara Burnaby
Biographic Data
| ID | 5998215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Burnaby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Burnaby |
| SIGNATURE | BURNABY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Christian Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Innu Oral Dominance Meets Schooling
In light of a major study on educational outcomes, this paper explores how Aboriginal language dominance and virtually exclusive use of oral communications in one Aboriginal group has been affected by its interaction with Western institutions. For several years negotiations have been undertaken among the Innu Nation of Labrador, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the federal government over band status for the Innu, reserve creation a…
Cree Decision Making Concerning Language
In 1993, nine Cree communities on the east coast of James Bay (Qubec, Canada) and inland began work on a pilot project to use Cree as the language of instruction (CLIP) in two communities, and have continued to extend this so that now Cree is the main language of instruction up to grade four (the target level) in many of the communities. We describe the complex context of language choice in schools before CLIP was implemented. In our analysis, fo…
Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access
Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access: Literacy, Access, and Libraries Among the Language Minority Population.: Rebecca Constantino (Ed). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. Pp. viii + 252. Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access: Language and Politics in the United States and Canada: Myths and Realities.: Thomas Ricento and Barbara Burnaby (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1998. Pp. xv + 357. Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access: Dialects in S…
Response to Regenspan
As an absolute novice at being a playwright, I have no experience in judging and manipulating the social and personal impact of what I write as a piece of theatre. Therefore, I have to say that I am more pleased than concerned that Dr. Regenspan has had a visceral response to my initial attempt to write this editorial as a play rather than as a more standard overview, compare and contrast, and general commentary on the articles in the previous is…
Tale of Diversity
Language and Politics in the United States and Canada
This volume critically analyzes and explains the goals, processes, and effects of language policies in the United States and Canada from historical and contemporary perspectives. The focus of this book is to explore parallel and divergent developments in language policy and language rights in the two countries, especially in the past four decades, as a basis for reflection on what can be learned from one country's experience by the other. Effects…
Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Data on fluency and literacy in Athapaskan (Dene) languages in the Northwest Territories of Canada are reviewed here, with discussion of recent policy decisions regarding implied or explicit roles of Dene literacy and the forms they might take. Emphasis is placed on evidence of trends in Dene literacy development; special attention is given to the extent to which new roles for literacy are created, and to the extent to which literacy conforms to …
Language Policies in English-Dominant Countries
Language policy in a democratic South Africa, Stanley G.M. Ridge language policy in Australasia, Michael Herriman language policy in New Zealand, Richard A. Benton languages and language policy in Britain, Linda Thompson et al language policy in the United States, Thomas Ricento language policies in Canada, Barbara Burnaby
Classroom Community Events and Larger Community Issues
Sociopolitical Aspects of ESL in Canada
Those Who Know
Two approaches (quantitative and qualitative) are used to explore the topic of Canadian adult immigrants who are new users of English and who have little literacy experience. First, available statistics from a number of sources are used to provide an overview of this group. Second, a Toronto-based case study is used as an example of the kind of qualitative study which is needed for a richer understanding of the issue at hand. The study explores t…
A Handbook for ESL literacy
Adult Literacy Issues in Canada
This chapter concerns adult literacy issues in Canada—adults being defined as people fifteen years or older and out of school—and focuses primarily on adults who are not (or are barely) literate in any language. Until the mid-1980s, educational support for adults who wished to develop or improve their literacy skills up to about the grade eight level was almost entirely a charitable endeavor. People with low literacy skills were perceived to be a…
Canadian Native Languages and Second-Language Learning
Another Perspective
Another Perspective
Chinese Teachers' Views of Western Language Teaching
This article reports the views of 24 Chinese (People's Republic of China) teachers of English on the appropriateness and effectiveness of language-teaching methods (here defined according to Canale & Swain, 1980) for use in Chinese situations. The Chinese teachers believed that the communicative approach was mainly applicable in China only for those students who planned to go to an English-speaking country, and, as nonnative speakers, they noted …
William Cowan, Editor. Papers of the Tenth Algonquian Conference. Ottawa
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Those Who Know
Two approaches (quantitative and qualitative) are used to explore the topic of Canadian adult immigrants who are new users of English and who have little literacy experience. First, available statistics from a number of sources are used to provide an overview of this group. Second, a Toronto-based case study is used as an example of the kind of qualitative study which is needed for a richer understanding of the issue at hand. The study explores t…
Chinese Teachers' Views of Western Language Teaching
This article reports the views of 24 Chinese (People's Republic of China) teachers of English on the appropriateness and effectiveness of language-teaching methods (here defined according to Canale & Swain, 1980) for use in Chinese situations. The Chinese teachers believed that the communicative approach was mainly applicable in China only for those students who planned to go to an English-speaking country, and, as nonnative speakers, they noted …
Cree Decision Making Concerning Language
In 1993, nine Cree communities on the east coast of James Bay (Qubec, Canada) and inland began work on a pilot project to use Cree as the language of instruction (CLIP) in two communities, and have continued to extend this so that now Cree is the main language of instruction up to grade four (the target level) in many of the communities. We describe the complex context of language choice in schools before CLIP was implemented. In our analysis, fo…
William Cowan, Editor. Papers of the Tenth Algonquian Conference. Ottawa
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Canadian Native Languages and Second-Language Learning
Another Perspective
Another Perspective
Chinese Teachers' Views of Western Language Teaching
This article reports the views of 24 Chinese (People's Republic of China) teachers of English on the appropriateness and effectiveness of language-teaching methods (here defined according to Canale & Swain, 1980) for use in Chinese situations. The Chinese teachers believed that the communicative approach was mainly applicable in China only for those students who planned to go to an English-speaking country, and, as nonnative speakers, they noted …
Adult Literacy Issues in Canada
This chapter concerns adult literacy issues in Canada—adults being defined as people fifteen years or older and out of school—and focuses primarily on adults who are not (or are barely) literate in any language. Until the mid-1980s, educational support for adults who wished to develop or improve their literacy skills up to about the grade eight level was almost entirely a charitable endeavor. People with low literacy skills were perceived to be a…
Sociopolitical Aspects of ESL in Canada
Those Who Know
Two approaches (quantitative and qualitative) are used to explore the topic of Canadian adult immigrants who are new users of English and who have little literacy experience. First, available statistics from a number of sources are used to provide an overview of this group. Second, a Toronto-based case study is used as an example of the kind of qualitative study which is needed for a richer understanding of the issue at hand. The study explores t…
A Handbook for ESL literacy
Classroom Community Events and Larger Community Issues
Language Policies in English-Dominant Countries
Language policy in a democratic South Africa, Stanley G.M. Ridge language policy in Australasia, Michael Herriman language policy in New Zealand, Richard A. Benton languages and language policy in Britain, Linda Thompson et al language policy in the United States, Thomas Ricento language policies in Canada, Barbara Burnaby
Language and Politics in the United States and Canada
This volume critically analyzes and explains the goals, processes, and effects of language policies in the United States and Canada from historical and contemporary perspectives. The focus of this book is to explore parallel and divergent developments in language policy and language rights in the two countries, especially in the past four decades, as a basis for reflection on what can be learned from one country's experience by the other. Effects…
Literacy in Athapaskan Languages in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Data on fluency and literacy in Athapaskan (Dene) languages in the Northwest Territories of Canada are reviewed here, with discussion of recent policy decisions regarding implied or explicit roles of Dene literacy and the forms they might take. Emphasis is placed on evidence of trends in Dene literacy development; special attention is given to the extent to which new roles for literacy are created, and to the extent to which literacy conforms to …
Response to Regenspan
As an absolute novice at being a playwright, I have no experience in judging and manipulating the social and personal impact of what I write as a piece of theatre. Therefore, I have to say that I am more pleased than concerned that Dr. Regenspan has had a visceral response to my initial attempt to write this editorial as a play rather than as a more standard overview, compare and contrast, and general commentary on the articles in the previous is…
Tale of Diversity
Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access
Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access: Literacy, Access, and Libraries Among the Language Minority Population.: Rebecca Constantino (Ed). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. Pp. viii + 252. Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access: Language and Politics in the United States and Canada: Myths and Realities.: Thomas Ricento and Barbara Burnaby (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1998. Pp. xv + 357. Language, Literacy, Politics, and Access: Dialects in S…
Cree Decision Making Concerning Language
In 1993, nine Cree communities on the east coast of James Bay (Qubec, Canada) and inland began work on a pilot project to use Cree as the language of instruction (CLIP) in two communities, and have continued to extend this so that now Cree is the main language of instruction up to grade four (the target level) in many of the communities. We describe the complex context of language choice in schools before CLIP was implemented. In our analysis, fo…
Innu Oral Dominance Meets Schooling
In light of a major study on educational outcomes, this paper explores how Aboriginal language dominance and virtually exclusive use of oral communications in one Aboriginal group has been affected by its interaction with Western institutions. For several years negotiations have been undertaken among the Innu Nation of Labrador, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the federal government over band status for the Innu, reserve creation a…
Sociology (15 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Philosophy (11 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (10 works) · Linguistics (9 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · History (4 works) · Literacy (4 works)