This document provides an introduction to language planning, defining it as the efforts to solve language problems and change linguistic behavior at the national level. It outlines four main types of language planning: corpus planning which deals with the structure of language; status planning which changes a language's role and functions in society; prestige planning which promotes a language's image and usage; and acquisition planning which spreads a language through education. The conclusion states that language planning is essential for shaping and defining a nation's identity.

1. A Brief Introduction to Language Planning
Presented by: Yomna El-Hossary
To: Dr. Mona Eid

2. Agenda
• Definition of language planning
• Types of language planning
• Conclusion

3. What is language planning?!
• Fishman (1974, p. 15) has explained that language
planning is 'decision making in connection with
language problems‘
• the continuous attempts to solve language
problems at the national level
• Mesthrie et al (2009, p. 371) also has stated that it is
the efforts aiming at changing linguistic behavior of a
certain speech community.

4. Types of Language Planning:-
• According to Kloss (1967);
1. Corpus planning
2. Status planning
3. Prestige planning
4. Acquisition planning

5. 1. Corpus Planning
• It is related to the structure of the language itself, like;
 its syntax, morphology, phonology.
 constructing a writing system for a language
 coining terminologies
 reforming spelling patterns of a language.
• Language standardization
 e.g. MSA as the standard language of the Arab world

6. 2. Status Planning
• Is the efforts for changing the language function and role
in society
 e.g. using Arabic as the language of instructions in
international schools

7. 3. Prestige Planning
• It is promoting the image of this language to be widely
accepted by users of a specific language.
 E.g. propagating for French as the language of elite
enhanced its usage widely amongst people in Egypt in
the 1900's

8. 4. Acquisition Planning
• It is the attempts to spread a specific language through
teaching it in schools, institutes or universities to be learned
by a specific population
 e.g. English as a first language as well as the language of all
subjects taught in some international schools in Egypt which
contributes in spreading and acquiring the English language
easily.

9. Conclusion
.:. Language planning is excessively essential in shaping as
well as defining the national identity of any nation.

10. References
• Fishman, J. (Ed). (1974). Advances of Language Planning Mouton &
Co. Ν.V., Publishers, The Hague.
• Mesthrie, R., Swann, J., Deumert, A. & Leap, W. (2009). Introducing
Sociolinguistics (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins / Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press.

11. Thank You !