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Understanding Second Language Educational Policies in Multilingual Settings

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The three main concepts in this entry,’ second languages’, ‘educational policies’, and ‘multilingual settings’, can be given various meanings, so a delimitation of terms is called for.

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Paulston, C.B. (1997). Understanding Second Language Educational Policies in Multilingual Settings. In: Tucker, G.R., Corson, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4419-3_15

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