The Language Web of Bhutan

Bhutanese educators Bhutanese languages bilingual Bumthangkha chapter Chichewa Choekey choice code switching communication curriculum officers discussed domains of language dominant language Dorji Dzongkha and English Education Division educators and students English language ethnic languages findings foreign languages frequently friends gender Government of Bhutan High School Hindi Holmes informal activities interaction interlocutors interviews Khengkha Kuensel Kurtoep language competence language in Bhutan Language Planning language policy language shift language situation languages and culture languages and dialects lingua franca linguistic linguistic imperialism Malawi matrix language medium of instruction minority languages multilingual society national identity national language nearest whole figures Nepali NUD*IST number of respondents number of speakers opinions suggested participant observation people's attitudes Percentage rounded Punakha questionnaire reading and writing religion research questions revealed Sharchop situation in Bhutan social Sociolinguistics speak Dzongkha spoken status Table talk teachers Thimphu Tshangla understand various languages views Wardhaugh written