The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora
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The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora

Educating for Language Awareness

Jo Anne Kleifgen, George C. Bond, Jo Anne Kleifgen, George C. Bond

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The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora

Educating for Language Awareness

Jo Anne Kleifgen, George C. Bond, Jo Anne Kleifgen, George C. Bond

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This book examines the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism for the education of speakers of nondominant/subordinated languages in Africa and the African diaspora. The contributors take the languages of Africa, the Caribbean, and the US as cases in point to illustrate the effects of exceptionalist beliefs that these languages are inadequate for instructional purposes. They describe contravening movements toward various forms of linguistic diversity both inside and outside of school settings across these regions. Different theoretical lenses and a range of empirical data are brought to bear on investigating the role of these languages in educational policies and practices. Collectively, the chapters in this volume make the case for a comprehensive language awareness to remedy the myths of linguistic exceptionalism and to advance the affirmative dimensions of linguistic diversity.

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Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Year
2009
ISBN
9781847691354
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Education General

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Contributors
  4. Chapter 1 Discourses of Linguistic Exceptionalism and Linguistic Diversity in Education
  5. Part 1 Language and Education in Africa
  6. Part 2 Language and Education in the Diaspora
  7. Index
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APA 6 Citation

[author missing]. (2009). The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora (1st ed.). Channel View Publications. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/969958/the-languages-of-africa-and-the-diaspora-educating-for-language-awareness-pdf (Original work published 2009)

Chicago Citation

[author missing]. (2009) 2009. The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora. 1st ed. Channel View Publications. https://www.perlego.com/book/969958/the-languages-of-africa-and-the-diaspora-educating-for-language-awareness-pdf.

Harvard Citation

[author missing] (2009) The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora. 1st edn. Channel View Publications. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/969958/the-languages-of-africa-and-the-diaspora-educating-for-language-awareness-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

[author missing]. The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora. 1st ed. Channel View Publications, 2009. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.