Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

Develop a case study of one or more national, group or minority language rights situations. A comparison is recommended, though a single detailed case may be accepted. Your paper should

• Identify a sociolinguistic issue or problem.
• Describe it in detail.
• Frame it in terms of language rights.
• Refer to specific national or international instruments (constitutions, legislations, declarations, resolutions, conventions etc.).
• Consider existing language planning or policy efforts or remedies critically; if you cannot find existing ones aimed at your situation, consider ones that have been tried or recommended elsewhere, and examine how they might be applied.
• If possible, recommend a practical course or courses of action. What obstacles can you anticipate to these?