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| AdminHistory | Linguistics Minorities Project was based at the University of London Institute of Education from September 1979 to April1983 and funded by the Department for Education and Science. In January 1981 the team of five reseachers were joined by the Language Information Network Co-ordination (LINC) Project whose work was funded until the end of 1984 by the Commission of European Communities. The overall aim of the project was to analyse the changing patterns of bilingualism in several regions in England. The research was carried out amongst children, young people and adults both in and out of school. the Project collaborated with cambridgeshire, Coventry, Bradford, Haringey, Waltham Forest, Brent and Hounslow Local Education Authorities (LEAs). Research approaches included sociolinguistic surveys and more deatils studies of patterns of language use and language attitudes. Overall the LMP aimed to develop and assess varied methodologies for the study of the processes of language change and shift. With the associated projects it intended to make a major contribution to thinking within the area of inter-cultural education, with particular reference to language education. |