The languages of Africa and the diaspora : educating for language awareness /

Examines the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism for the education of speakers of nondominant/subordinated languages in the African diaspora. This title takes the languages of Africa, the Caribbean, and the US as cases in point to illustrate the effects of exceptionalist beliefs that these lang...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kleifgen, Jo Anne, Bond, George C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, ©2009.
Colección:New perspectives on language and education.
Temas:
Language and education.
Language policy.
Black people > Languages.
Linguistic minorities.
Language awareness.
Minorités linguistiques.
Conscience linguistique.
Personnes noires > Langues.
Migration, immigration & emigration.
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
Black people > Languages
Language and education
Language awareness
Language policy
Linguistic minorities
Sprache
Erziehung
17.21 monolingual sociolinguistics.
African languages.
Language attitudes.
Afrika
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Examines the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism for the education of speakers of nondominant/subordinated languages in the African diaspora. This title takes 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 295 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847691354
1847691358
1282135783
9781282135789
Acceso:University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login on and off-campus.

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