Languages of Africa and the Diaspora : Educating for Language Awareness, Pape...

Description: Languages of Africa and the Diaspora : Educating for Language Awareness, Paperback by Kleifgen, Jo Anne (EDT); Bond, George C. (EDT), ISBN 1847691331, ISBN-13 9781847691330, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Scholars of African linguistics, creolistics, African American English and education explore the social costs in education of marginalizing Creole and other vernacular language varieties with the label of exceptional, that is different from normal. Their topics include African perspectives on linguistic diversity and their implications for language policy and education; Kiswahili in Tanzania; street Setswana versus school Setswana in forging identities in South African classrooms; political and cultural dimensions of Creole as a regional language in the French Antilles; the role of Creole English in English as a Second Language programs in the US for students from Sierra Leone and Liberia; and using hip-hop as an educational tool. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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Book Title: Languages of Africa and the Diaspora : Educating for Language Awa

Number of Pages: 312 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Languages of Africa and the Diaspora : Educating for Language Awareness

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Item Height: 0.7 in

Subject: Minority Studies, Emigration & Immigration, General, Public Policy / Social Policy, Linguistics / General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

Publication Year: 2009

Item Weight: 14.3 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 8.2 in

Author: George C. Bond

Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education

Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education Ser.

Item Width: 5.8 in

Format: Uk-Trade Paper