Rethinking bilingual education in postcolonial contexts /

This book calls for critical adaptations when theories of bilingual education, based on practices in the North, are applied to the countries of the global South. For example, it challenges the assumption that transitional models necessarily lead to language shift and cultural assimilation. Taking an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chimbutane, Feliciano, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, ©2011.
Colección:Bilingual education and bilingualism.
Temas:
Education, Bilingual > Mozambique.
Education, Bilingual > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Multilingualism > Mozambique.
Multilingualism > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Educational anthropology > Mozambique.
Educational anthropology > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Postcolonialism > Mozambique.
Postcolonialism > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Multilinguisme > Mozambique.
Multilinguisme > Afrique subsaharienne.
Anthropologie et éducation > Mozambique.
Anthropologie et éducation > Afrique subsaharienne.
Postcolonialisme > Mozambique.
Postcolonialisme > Afrique subsaharienne.
Educational strategies & policy.
EDUCATION > Bilingual Education.
Education, Bilingual
Educational anthropology
Multilingualism
Postcolonialism
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Transcription Symbols and Conventions; 1 Introduction; The Book; Why an Ethnography of Bilingual Education in Mozambique?; A Critical, Linguistic Ethnographic Enquiry; Fieldwork and Data Analysis; Outline of the Chapters; 2 Language and Education; Introduction; Bilingual Education; Classroom Discourse; 3 Mozambique: Historical, Sociolinguistic and Educational Context; Introduction; Historical Background; Sociolinguistic Profile; Education in Mozambique; 4 The Research Sites: Communities, Schools and Classrooms; Introduction.
  • The CommunitiesThe Schools; The Bilingual Classes Observed; Conclusion; 5 Interaction and Pedagogy in Bilingual Classrooms; Introduction; Interaction and Pedagogy in L1 and L1-Medium Subject Classes; Interaction and Pedagogy in L2 and L2-Medium Subject Classes; Educational Value of Bilingual Education: A Potential not yet Fully Explored; Conclusion; 6 Socio-cultural Impact of Bilingual Education; Introduction; The Socio-cultural Impact of Using African Languages for Education; Funds of Knowledge: Capitalising on Home/Community Knowledge; Bilingual Education and Socio-cultural Transformation.
  • Conclusion7 Bilingual Education and Socio-economic Mobility; Introduction; The Voices of the Communities; Bilingual Education and Socio-economic Mobility; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; Purpose and Value of Bilingual Education; The Transformative Potential of Bilingual Education; Bilingual Education: Research, Policy and Practice; The Way Forward; References.

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