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The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora: Educating for Language Awareness - New Perspectives on Language and Education
The Languages of Africa and the Diaspora: Educating for Language Awareness - New Perspectives on Language and Education
This book explores subordinated vernacular languages in the context of African, Caribbean and US educational landscapes, highlighting the social cost of linguistic exceptionalism in these areas. It examines contravening movements towards forms of linguistic diversity and offers a comprehensive approach to language awareness in educative settings.
256 pages, illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 17, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9781847691330 |
Publishers | Channel View Publications Ltd |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 149 × 208 × 19 mm · 404 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Bond, George C. |
Editor | Kleifgen, Jo Anne |