African Multilingualisms
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Languages In Africa
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Author : Elizabeth C. Zsiga
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-03
Languages In Africa written by Elizabeth C. Zsiga and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
People in many African communities live within a series of concentric circles when it comes to language. In a small group, a speaker uses an often unwritten and endangered mother tongue that is rarely used in school. A national indigenous language—written, widespread, sometimes used in school—surrounds it. An international language like French or English, a vestige of colonialism, carries prestige, is used in higher education, and promises mobility—and yet it will not be well known by its users. The essays in Languages in Africa explore the layers of African multilingualism as they affect language policy and education. Through case studies ranging across the continent, the contributors consider multilingualism in the classroom as well as in domains ranging from music and film to politics and figurative language. The contributors report on the widespread devaluing and even death of indigenous languages. They also investigate how poor teacher training leads to language-related failures in education. At the same time, they demonstrate that education in a mother tongue can work, linguists can use their expertise to provoke changes in language policies, and linguistic creativity thrives in these multilingual communities.
Multilingualism And Education In Africa
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Author : Ruth W. Ndung’u
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-16
Multilingualism And Education In Africa written by Ruth W. Ndung’u and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is a must-read for every language teaching professional and researcher working in a multilingual context. Multilingualism and Education in Africa: The State of the State of the Art is an up-to-date exploration and wide-ranging review of the symbiotic relationship between multilingualism and education in Africa. The African continent is rich in languages. Most of her inhabitants are multilingual and many of the nations have embraced multilingual education. This book examines multilingualism in education from three broad perspectives: multilingualism and language in education policy in Africa; multilingualism as an educational resource in Africa; and attitudes and challenges of multilingualism and education in Africa. The book’s nineteen chapters discuss these three perspectives from East, West, Central and South Africa. All the contributors are leading authorities in multilingualism and education. The chapters combine a wide range of viewpoints based on theoretical, empirical and personal experiences. The reader is left with a deeper understanding of the unique features of multilingualism and education in Africa that have seldom been addressed by those who experience them first-hand. The book demonstrates successful practices in multilingualism and education; showing how African nations have determined what works for them without ignoring challenges such as policies on paper, attitudes towards African languages and limited resources. The benefits of multilingual education override the challenges. The book’s extensive coverage makes it an important resource for scholars and policy makers in the field of multilingualism and education. Overall, this book represents an important contribution to an important subject in education globally. The editors have provided an introductory overview to the book and commentaries on the three sections.
Decolonising Multilingualism In Africa
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Author : Finex Ndhlovu
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2021-07-16
Decolonising Multilingualism In Africa written by Finex Ndhlovu and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book interrogates and problematises African multilingualism as it is currently understood in language education and research. It challenges the enduring colonial matrices of power hidden within mainstream conceptions of multilingualism that have been propagated in the Global North and then exported to the Global South under the aegis of colonial modernity and pretensions of universal epistemic relevance. The book contributes new points of method, theory and interpretation that will advance scholarly conversations on decolonial epistemology by introducing the notion of coloniality of language – a summary term that describes the ways in which notions of language and multilingualism in post-colonial societies remain colonial. The authors begin the process of mapping out what a socially realistic notion of multilingualism would look like if we took into account the voices of marginalised and ignored African communities of practice – both on the African continent and in the diasporas.
African Multilingualisms
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Author : Pierpaolo Di Carlo
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-01-17
African Multilingualisms written by Pierpaolo Di Carlo and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Although multilingualism is the norm in the day-to-day lives of most sub-Saharan Africans, multilingualism in settings outside of cities has so far been under-explored. This gap is striking when considering that in many parts of Africa, individual multilingualism was widespread long before the colonial period and centuries before the continent experienced large-scale urbanization. The edited collection African Multilingualisms fills this gap by presenting results from recent and ongoing research based on fieldwork in rural African environments as well as environments characterized by contact between urban and rural communities of speakers. The contributors—mostly Africans themselves, including a number of emerging scholars—present findings that both complement and critique current scholarship on African multilingualism. In addition, new methods and tools are introduced for the study of multilingualism in rural settings, alongside illustrations of the kinds of results that they yield. African Multilingualisms reveals an impressive diversity in the features of local language ideologies, multilingual behaviors, and the relationship between language and identity.
Language Use And Social Change
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Author : Wilfred Whiteley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-18
Language Use And Social Change written by Wilfred Whiteley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The social implications of multilingualism is a field of study on whcih systematic research began only in the second half of the 20th century in Africa. This book, originally published in 1971, contains papers which concentrate on East Africa but it also discusses theoretical problems and methods arising from socio-linguistic studies outside the African field. These include studies on national languages and languages of wider communication in developing nations; the communication role of languages in multilingual societies; and social and cognitive aspects of bilingualism.
African Multilingualism And The Agenda 2030 Multilinguisme Africain Et L Agenda 2030
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Author : Thomas Bearth
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2022-08
African Multilingualism And The Agenda 2030 Multilinguisme Africain Et L Agenda 2030 written by Thomas Bearth and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08 with categories.
The UN Agenda 2030 read as an expression of a commitment to predefined goals, raises the question of a link, between failure to provide for needs of linguistic inclusion on the one hand and lingering deficits of adhesion on the other. Stated as a key factor for implementation sensitivity to language diversity correlates positively with inclusivity and sustainability, as this volume explains through case studies ranging from agriculture to health, education, human rights and ecology, and from digital inclusion to translation and science, thus enabling comparative advantages to turn language barriers into interfaces for `glocal' development.
Africa
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Author : Claus Altmayer
language : de
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Release Date : 2013
Africa written by Claus Altmayer and has been published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Education categories.
The book presents a collection of papers in English, French and German, which touch on a wide variety of cultural, political, and educational ramifications of multilingualism in Africa. Apart from the general introduction, all contributions stem from African scholars representing their inside perspective on matters. The contributions refer to sociolinguistic situations primarily in Benin, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and Togo. They deal with aspects of language contact and language change, language empowerment and protection of linguistic diversity, linguistic landscape and language legitimization, regional integration, HIV/AIDS communication, and language issues in education from primary to tertiary level. A special sub-focus is on the teaching of foreign languages such as German in Africa. The book contains 12 contributions in English, three in French, and two in German.
The Sociolinguistics Of Development In Africa
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Author : Paulin G. Djité
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2008
The Sociolinguistics Of Development In Africa written by Paulin G. Djité and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Social Science categories.
This book is an analysis of modernisation informed by the place of language in education, health, the economy and governance in the African context. It paints a wide canvas of Africa in its different facets, and shows how language is used as an instrument to deny access to socioeconomic and political emancipation.
Not Eleven Languages
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Author : Leketi Makalela
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-07-05
Not Eleven Languages written by Leketi Makalela and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches - theoretical and empirical - supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines - anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.
Multilingualism And Nation Building
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Author : Gerda Mansour
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 1993
Multilingualism And Nation Building written by Gerda Mansour and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is interdisciplinary, drawing on the sociology and politics of language, African linguistics, African history and social history in general. It focuses on the various issues related to multilingualism in West Africa, but is also relevant to multilingual situations in Third World countries generally. Although the book is aimed at the educated general reader, it should also be of interest to language specialists and students of Third World politics.
