IMPACTS OF

THESE POLICIES

BY: CAREN D. GOMEZ

 INTRODUCTION

The proportion of immigrants varies

considerably from one country to
another. In some, it exceeds half the
population, while in others it is
below 0.1%.
WHAT IS LANGUAGE POLICY?

It is what a government does

either officially through
legislation, court decisions or
policy to determine how
languages are used.
 IMPACTS OF
LANGUAGE POLICIES
 UNITED STATES

Unlike many other countries, the

United States does not have an
official language policy.
 IMPACTS
Ignores the linguistic resources
of the immigrants and
indigenous communities.
Negatively affects educational
equity, achievement, and sense
of identity.
 CANADA

Canada was speaking about 450

languages and dialects from 11
language families.
 CANADA

Immigration started by the

colonization of Britain and
France and it has increased the
population and changed its
ethnic/racial mixture.
 CANADA

The Official Languages Act

(1969) makes no provision for the
learning of official languages by
residents of Canada who do not
speak either language (well).
 IMPACTS
Promote respect and support for all
Canada’s languages and cultures.
Government will continue to assist
immigrants to acquire at least one
Canada’s official languages in
order to become full participants in
Canada’s Society.
 SOUTH AFRICA

An inclusive and dynamic

language policy plays and
important role in South Africa’s
mission to embrace linguistic and
cultural diversity.
 SOUTH AFRICA

Within the education system, the

nation has developed goals for
multilingualism.
 IMPACTS

 Neglect to first re-educate

and professionally develop
enough African-Language
teachers in South Africa.
Poor learning outcomes in
South Africa
 CONCLUSION

“Language is the road map of a

culture. It tells you where its
people come from and where they
are going.” – Rita Mae Brown