New Language Bearings in Africa : : A Fresh Quest /

New Language Bearings in Africa : : A Fresh Quest / / ed. by Margaret Jepkirui Muthwii, Angelina Nduku Kioko.

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The collection of papers in this special volume discuss issues and challenges that are pertinent in understanding present-day moves and tendencies in the use of languages in the African contexts. The volume’s major asset lies in the diversity of topics, the range of languages and the African geograp...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Adegbite, Wale,
Alimi, Modoupe M.,
Bagwasi, Mompoloki M.,
Banda, Felix,
Ellece, Sibonile,
Finlayson, Rosalie,
Kioko, Angelina Nduku,
Kishe, Anna M.,
Kyeyune, Robinah,
Musau, Paul M.,
Muthwii, Margaret Jepkirui,
Simire, G.O.,
Slabbert, Sarah,
Sonaiya, Remi,
Sure, Kembo,
HerausgeberIn:
Kioko, Angelina Nduku,
Muthwii, Margaret Jepkirui,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2004]
©2004
Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (168 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Editorial: A Fresh Quest for New Language Bearings in Africa
  • A Survey of Literacy Practices in Black and Coloured Communities in South Africa: Towards a Pedagogy of Multiliteracies
  • English Variety for the Public Domain in Kenya: Speakers’ Attitudes and Views
  • The Globalisation of Communication and the African Foreign Language User
  • Linguistic Human Rights in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous Languages in Kenya
  • ‘What turns you on!’: An Exploration of Urban South African Xhosa and Zulu Youth Texts
  • Challenges of Using English as a Medium of Instruction in Multilingual Contexts: A View from Ugandan Classrooms
  • Enlightenment and Attitudes of the Nigerian Elite on the Roles of Languages in Nigeria
  • Establishing a National Standard and English Language Curriculum Change in Kenya
  • The Functional Distribution of Setswana and English in Botswana
  • Kiswahili as Vehicle of Unity and Development in the Great Lakes Region
  • Developing and Promoting Multilingualism in Public Life and Society in Nigeria
  • Course Design and Testing in an English Programme

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