Constructing lusobourgish ethnicities
Implications for language-in-education policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11662002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Jacques Weber (University of Luxembourg), Jean‐jacques Weber (University of Luxembourg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 132-152 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Problems & Language Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-2690 • E-ISSN: 1569-9889 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/lplp.33.2.03web |
| OpenAlex | W2060713428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This paper takes a language ideological approach to describe the ongoing processes of the construction and negotiation of emergent romano- or lusobourgish ethnicities and identities within Luxembourgish society. The first two sections discuss the main theoretical assumptions of the language ideological approach and provide an overview of the language situation in Luxembourg. The following two sections present the results of an ethnographic study of language use, language ideologies and identity construction among luso-descendant adolescents attending a number of youth centres in Luxembourg city. The final section considers the implications of these results for language-in-education policy and, more particularly, the importance of creating “literacy bridges” for transnational students, rather than some form of mother-tongue education, as a first step towards the elusive goal of educational equity
Equity (law · Ethnic group · Ethnography · First language · Identity (music · Ideology · Linguistics · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · French Language Learning Methods · Gender Studies · Law · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Multilingual Education and Policy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |