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Author Harrow, Kenneth W

Title Language, Literature and Education in Multicultural Societies : Collaborative Research on Africa
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2008

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Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHOICES FACING A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY WITH REGARD TO LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND EDUCATION; RESEARCHING LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN CAMEROON; THE LANGUAGE OF EDUCATION IN FORMER COLONIES; GLOBALISATION; LANGUAGE, POLITICS AND EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION IN CAMEROON; CRITICAL APPLIED LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE PRACTICE AND EDUCATION IN A MULTICULTURAL AFRICAN CONTEXT; LANGUAGE CONFLICT AND PEDAGOGIC IMPLICATIONS IN CAMEROON; DECLINING ANGLOPHONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN CAMEROON
NON-LINGUISTIC FACTORS, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND IMPLICATIONS IN SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING/TEACHINGAN ATYPICAL CASE OF DUAL-MEDIUM EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN A COMPLEX MULTILINGUAL SETTING; MODERNISING THE TERMINOLOGY OF EDUCATION IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES AT THE WAKE OF GLOBALISATION; ORALITY AND LITERACY IN CAMEROON E-MAIL DISCOURSE; COMMUNICATIVE TEACHING; CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN ENGLISH ANAPHORS AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS; FREQUENCY AND USE OF MODALS IN CAMEROON ENGLISH AND APPLICATION TO LANGUAGE EDUCATION
THE MAJOR CAUSES OF COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN BETWEEN NATIVE AND NON NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISHTOWARDS ENDONORMATIVITY? AFRICAN ENGLISH AND THE DYNAMIC MODEL OF THE EVOLUTION OF POSTCOLONIAL ENGLISHES; THE EDUCATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAMEROON NOVEL OF ENGLISH EXPRESSION; ENCOUNTERS WITH LANGUAGE IN JAMES JOYCE'S A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN; SOCIO-POLITICO HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND THE CAMEROONIAN DRAMA; ALTERITY IN FICTION; ISSUES OF DISCOURSE AND DECOLONIZATION IN SPIVAK'S CRITIQUE OF POSTCOLONIALISM; CONTRIBUTORS
Summary This book presents a vivid overview of linguistic, literary and educational issues in a multicultural context from various perspectives. These range from large-scale surveys to specific analyses on aspects of language, literature and education. Contributions are very original and based on a common denominator: Multiculturalism. Despite the numerical dominance of contributions from Cameroon (one of the most multilingual countries in the world), this book brings together views from specialis ..
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Subject Multicultural education -- Africa
Language and education -- Africa
Literature -- Study and teaching -- Africa
EDUCATION -- Essays.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION -- Reference.
Language and education
Literature -- Study and teaching
Multicultural education
Aufsatzsammlung
Bildungspolitik
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Sprachpolitik
Africa
Afrika
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Mpoche, Kizitus
LC no. 2008426526
ISBN 9781443814676
1443814679