Module 2: Ancillary links, resources and/or materials

1. Language maintenance and language shift as a field of inquiry.

This link provides Fishman (1964) journal article. The purpose of this link is to provide access to articles that can give a better understanding of language shift.

2. Tere’s English Teaching Notes: Factors Contributing to Language Shift.

The purpose of providing this link is to show a teacher’s personal opinion and experience as an educator about the factors contributing to language shift. 

3. Economic, social and political factors.

With this link, visitors of the website can see a summary of the factors that lead a community to shift from using one language to using another.

4. A Historical Study of the Factors Contributing to Language Shift among the Thai Chinese.

The purpose of providing this link is to provide a journal article that discussed the factors that have promoted language shift in Thai Chinese, which can be seen as an example for other languages.

5. What the experts say about language shift- 2 of 4 Joshua Fishman and Elliot Sperling

The purpose of this link is to show an academic talk by one of the major contributors of the research on language maintenance and language shift.

6. Census 2011 show language shift in Canada 

This link provides a video about how statistics show a language shift in Canada. The purpose of this video is to show an example of how language shift can affect a whole country in the recent years.