LANGUAGE AND

POWER
 OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the reporting, the students are expected to;

• demonstrate understanding on the

sociolinguistics concepts crucial to understand
non-pedagogical factors that influence language
and in education policy choices.

• differentiate official language, national language

and dialect as the way in which societies give
status to these languages.
 LET'S
1. How do local, regional, and global
factors affect language power and
impact the stakeholders involved in

EXPLORE language planning?

2. What are historical factors that

allow or hinder current attempts to
introduce multilingual education
policies?
INTRODUCTION
Within the social and cultural contexts of modern society the
concept of power and its manipulation is pervasive. From the
actions of governmental agencies and other institution to the
ways that individuals such as parents, teachers, and managers
impose their will on their dependents, we anticipate and accept
societal and international power and its consequences. As a
social construct, power is frequently studied and interest in this
phenomenon is justified; power appears to be a primary
organizing principle in society (e.g. Weber, 1974; Mills, 1956;
Foucault, 1972). The existence of social hierarchies, social classes,
and variables such as social status and group identity all
appears to be Influenced by the concept of power- who has it
and and how it is manipulated.
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