“... owards an evidence based Caribbean community of knowledge: 29 How the Aruban multilingual model may provide a solution Rgine Croes Gregory Richardson Merlynne Williams 3 Will Papiamentu survive on Bonaire? 41 Maxy Bak Piard 4 Language use, language attitudes...”

“... also published, along with a few multilingual dictionaries. Educational materials for t he children of slaves and emancipated slaves who received their religious instruction in Papiamentu were printed, as well as guides for learning how to read and spell in...”

“... PAGE 1 29 TOWARDS AN EVIDENCE BASED CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY OF KNOWLED GE HOW THE ARUBAN MULTILINGUAL MODEL M AY PROVIDE A SOLUTIO N R GINE C ROES G REGORY R ICHARDSON M ERLYNNE W ILLIAMS I NSTITUTO P EDAGOGICO A RUBANO Introduction In an increasingly...”

“... importance. W hy we do have to prove, that in the proposed multilingual primary school s the students will learn Dutch better than in the present Dutch only schools ? And why are we now introducing a very rigorous test in Dutch and mathemati cs in the sixth grade...”

“..., after so many years of things moving so slowly on Aruba, that suddenly now everyone at all levels is in agreement and everyone is to introduce Papiamento as the language of instruction within a multilingual model of education? What happened? Wit hout...”

“... served to disseminat e news as had been the case until then with the Curaaos ch e Courant (1816), but they also constituted a multilingual opinion press that critically followed the ins and outs of colony politics with a particular focus on the colonial...”

“... Papiamentu. Since I am a musician it was that element that first captured my ear and heart. Many have written about Papiamentu and Curaaoan culture; its kaleidoscopic identity and polysonic character. Against the backdrop of an impressively multilingual setting...”

“... (Holland), specializing in multilingualism in education. She has wor ked as a teacher trainer, curriculum developer and innovation project leader, contributing to language planning and the development of multilingual language programs. regine.croes@gmail.com...”

“... Language Contact and Multilingualism taught by the author in February 2010. As an assignment for this PAGE 4 28 course, t hey had to write a paper about language use, attitudes and identity based on the questionnaire. The teachers collaborated in groups...”

“... Aruba in general. We are now already doing research on the Multilingual S chool pilot project and a number of other research projects to be able to gather information for improvement and innovatio n in education on the island For most of its existence IPA has...”

“... diversity of form has a major impact on the processes involved in lite rary canonization. Moreover, in multilingual societies there may be different literary canons, each with a different scope. For example, in the former Dutch Caribbean, there may be one canon...”

“... 261 obvious symbol is in the Creole language, whose genius consists in of multilingualism and into the incredible e Creole societies are not mythical utopian societies; in these societies, as in all societies, there exist conflicting identities; these...”

“... identity in a that has been adapted to new media and the written code in order to dispel feelings of isolation. In this context variety is used intentionally, it is meant to Mahootian 2005). Multilingualism in St. Croix ; where Di it was felt that outsiders and...”

“... assume as highly probable that it entered the Guianese Arawak lexicon via Spanish. PAGE 4 78 Although it is often difficult to assess the origin of a word in a multilingual society that is poorly historically documented, it is at least plausible that a...”

“... care and education of young bilinguals: An introduction for professonals Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Baker, Colin ( 2001, [1996]). Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Bickerton, D erek (1975) Dynamics of a...”

“... also to the same branch of this family (Benue Efik, plus Kikongo, Kimbundu and all other Bantu languages. 3. Creolists tend to ignore both the multilingualism of enslaved Africans and their descendants as well as the genetic and typological similarities...”

“...: Multilingualism and the South African Constitution. In Sinfree Makoni, Geneva Smitherman, Arnetha F. Ball & Arthur K. Spears (Eds.), Black Linguistics: Language, Society and Politics in Africa and the Americas (pp. 132 151). London/ New York: Routledge. Malaret...”

“... Education in English. With eighteen years of teaching experience at all levels of formal education, she is a member of the evaluation team working with the Skol Multilingual project in Aruba. pieranpr@hotmail.com Ilia Aixa Madra zo MA ( Puerto Rico ) is currently...”

“... (2001, [2000]). At War with Diversity: US Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. D e Andrade Coelho, Ruy G. (1995). Los Negros Caribes de Honduras Tegucigalpa: Editorial Guaymuras. Gonzalez, Nancie L. (1988). Sojourners of the...”