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Languages in Africa: Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education
Elizabeth C. Zsiga (Ed.)
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Description for Languages in Africa: Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education
Paperback. Explore the layers of African multilingualism as they affect language policy and education. This book includes 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. It also reveals how poor teacher training leads to failures in education. Editor(s): Zsiga, Elizabeth C.; Boyer, One Tlale; Kramer, Ruth. Series: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 47 b&w photos, 15 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; 2ADF; 2H; CFB; CFDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626161528
SKU
V9781626161528
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About Elizabeth C. Zsiga (Ed.)
Elizabeth C. Zsiga is a professor in the linguistics department at Georgetown University. One Tlale Boyer is a postdoctoral research associate in the linguistics department at Georgetown University. Ruth Kramer is an assistant professor in the linguistics department at Georgetown University.
Reviews for Languages in Africa: Multilingualism, Language Policy, and Education
The volume offers a major contribution to multilingualism scholarship and opens up unexplored dimensions of the phenomenon. It provides fresh insight into the sociolinguistics of multilingualism by bringing together a wide range of case studies, especially those on languages whose critical status has not been reported before. Its coverage is enhanced by contributions from scholars that work both within and ... Read more