Local languages as a human right in education : comparative cases from Africa /

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There seems to be general agreement that children learn better when they understand what the teacher is saying. In Africa this is not the case. Instruction is given in a foreign language, a language neither pupils nor the teachers understand well. This is the greatest educational problem there is in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Babaci-Wilhite, Zehlia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rotterdam, The Netherlands : Sense Publishers, 2015.
Colección:Comparative and international education (Sense Publishers) ; volume 36.
Temas:
Native language and education > Africa.
Native language and education > Tanzania > Zanzibar > Case studies.
Langue maternelle et éducation > Afrique.
Langue maternelle et éducation > Tanzanie > Zanzibar > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Native language and education
Africa
Tanzania > Zanzibar
onderwijs
education
Education (General)
Onderwijs (algemeen)
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of contents; foreword; note; acknowledgments; acronyms; list of tables; list of figures; chapter 1: introduction; chapter 2: languages issues in africa; language imperialism in africa; the east africa lingua franca; local languages for knowledge acquisition and cultural identity; local languages of instruction for social equity; conclusion; notes; chapter 3: human rights and development theories in education; language choice in the context of dependent development; development and marketization of education.
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM REFORMSEDUCATION FOR SELF-RELIANCE AND LIBERATION; CAPABILITY APPROACH AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION; RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH TO LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION; CONCLUSION; NOTES; CHAPTER 4: ZANZIBARâ€?S NEW CURRICULUM; BACKGROUND ON THE CURRICULUM CHANGE OF ZANZIBAR; GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS; EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ZANZIBAR; THE NEW CURRICULUM; RATIONALE BEHIND THE NEW CURRICULUM; THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; ANALYSES OF THE IMPLEMENTATION; CONCLUSION; NOTES.
  • Chapter 5: comparing language-in-education policiescomparing language-in-education policies in zanzibar and malaysia; the politics behind these changes; comparing language-in-education policies in tanzania and nigeria; the six-year primary project; mother tongue science literacy project; the nigerian policy of education; analyses exam results; conclusion; notes; chapter 6: private education as a promoter of english; historical context of public versus private schools in tanzania.
  • Results on kiswahili versus english as a language of instructionconsequences for quality learning; expectations about work; confusing learning a language and general learning; conclusion; notes; chapter 7: conclusion: local languages as a human right in education; rights in education; education and language for sustainable development in africa; new perspectives in language of instruction; references; about the author; subject index; name index.

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